Namibia vs OECD members: Mortality rate, under-5
Namibia
39.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
OECD members
6.71 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Namibia rank
38th
OECD members rank
41st
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Namibia
- OECD members
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 39.5 per 1,000 live births against 6.71 per 1,000 live births in OECD members, a difference of 32.79 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Namibia's figure about 5.9 times OECD members's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 38th and OECD members ranks 41st of 196 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.75 per 1,000 live births | 17.96 per 1,000 live births | 55.79 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
| 2000s | 69.21 per 1,000 live births | 11.18 per 1,000 live births | 58.03 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
| 2010s | 50.18 per 1,000 live births | 7.97 per 1,000 live births | 42.21 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
| 2020s | 42.04 per 1,000 live births | 6.96 per 1,000 live births | 35.08 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Namibia or OECD members?
- Namibia, at 39.5 per 1,000 live births against 6.71 per 1,000 live births in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Namibia and OECD members?
- 32.79 per 1,000 live births, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and OECD members?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and OECD members rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Namibia ranks 38th and OECD members ranks 41st 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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About this data
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.