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