Namibia vs Senegal: Neonatal mortality rate

Namibia
2.14 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Senegal
2.09 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Namibia rank
38th
Senegal rank
41st

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Namibia
  • Senegal
234567195519892024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 2.14 deaths per 100 live births against 2.09 deaths per 100 live births in Senegal, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Senegal ahead.

Namibia ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 41st of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 3.02 deaths per 100 live births 5.5 deaths per 100 live births 2.48 deaths per 100 live births Senegal
1970s 3.25 deaths per 100 live births 5.12 deaths per 100 live births 1.88 deaths per 100 live births Senegal
1980s 3.11 deaths per 100 live births 4.37 deaths per 100 live births 1.26 deaths per 100 live births Senegal
1990s 2.72 deaths per 100 live births 3.97 deaths per 100 live births 1.25 deaths per 100 live births Senegal
2000s 2.17 deaths per 100 live births 3.21 deaths per 100 live births 1.04 deaths per 100 live births Senegal
2010s 2.39 deaths per 100 live births 2.55 deaths per 100 live births 0.1563 deaths per 100 live births Senegal
2020s 2.27 deaths per 100 live births 2.24 deaths per 100 live births 0.0241 deaths per 100 live births Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Namibia or Senegal?
Namibia, at 2.14 deaths per 100 live births against 2.09 deaths per 100 live births in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Namibia and Senegal?
0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Senegal?
56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Senegal rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Namibia ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 41st 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

Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .