Kiribati vs Namibia: Neonatal mortality rate
Kiribati
2.17 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Namibia
2.14 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kiribati rank
35th
Namibia rank
38th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Kiribati
- Namibia
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 2.17 deaths per 100 live births against 2.14 deaths per 100 live births in Namibia, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 35th and Namibia ranks 38th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.53 deaths per 100 live births | 2.87 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6626 deaths per 100 live births | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 3.1 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3817 deaths per 100 live births | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3063 deaths per 100 live births | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0618 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
| 2020s | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0233 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Kiribati or Namibia?
- Kiribati, at 2.17 deaths per 100 live births against 2.14 deaths per 100 live births in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Kiribati and Namibia?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Namibia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Namibia rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Kiribati ranks 35th and Namibia ranks 38th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .