What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Gambia and Namibia?

2.9 per 1,000 live births, with Gambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Namibia?

58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs Namibia: Mortality rate, under-5

Gambia

42.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Namibia

39.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Gambia rank

37th

Namibia rank

38th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Gambia
Namibia

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 42.4 per 1,000 live births against 39.5 per 1,000 live births in Namibia, a difference of 2.9 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 37th and Namibia ranks 38th of 196 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	307.93 per 1,000 live births	96.5 per 1,000 live births	211.43 per 1,000 live births	Gambia
1970s	265.97 per 1,000 live births	99.81 per 1,000 live births	166.16 per 1,000 live births	Gambia
1980s	200.87 per 1,000 live births	89.71 per 1,000 live births	111.16 per 1,000 live births	Gambia
1990s	141.36 per 1,000 live births	73.75 per 1,000 live births	67.61 per 1,000 live births	Gambia
2000s	93.45 per 1,000 live births	69.21 per 1,000 live births	24.24 per 1,000 live births	Gambia
2010s	60.71 per 1,000 live births	50.18 per 1,000 live births	10.53 per 1,000 live births	Gambia
2020s	45.42 per 1,000 live births	42.04 per 1,000 live births	3.38 per 1,000 live births	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Gambia or Namibia?: Gambia, at 42.4 per 1,000 live births against 39.5 per 1,000 live births in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Gambia and Namibia?: 2.9 per 1,000 live births, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Namibia?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Namibia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Gambia ranks 37th and Namibia ranks 38th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.