What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Namibia and Upper middle income?

26.4 per 1,000 live births, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Upper middle income?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Namibia vs Upper middle income: Mortality rate, under-5

Namibia

39.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Upper middle income

13.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Namibia rank

38th

Upper middle income rank

37th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Namibia
Upper middle income

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 39.5 per 1,000 live births against 13.1 per 1,000 live births in Upper middle income, a difference of 26.4 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Namibia's figure about 3.0 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 38th and Upper middle income ranks 37th of 196 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	73.75 per 1,000 live births	48.3 per 1,000 live births	25.45 per 1,000 live births	Namibia
2000s	69.21 per 1,000 live births	29.49 per 1,000 live births	39.72 per 1,000 live births	Namibia
2010s	50.18 per 1,000 live births	16.88 per 1,000 live births	33.3 per 1,000 live births	Namibia
2020s	42.04 per 1,000 live births	13.72 per 1,000 live births	28.32 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 Upper middle income?: Namibia, at 39.5 per 1,000 live births against 13.1 per 1,000 live births in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Namibia and Upper middle income?: 26.4 per 1,000 live births, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Upper middle income?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Upper middle income rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Namibia ranks 38th and Upper middle income ranks 37th 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.