France vs Namibia: Number of children who die before age 5

France
2,691 deaths
in 2023
Namibia
2,941 deaths
in 2023
France rank
88th
Namibia rank
86th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

  • France
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 2,941 deaths against 2,691 deaths in France, a difference of 250 deaths.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.

France ranks 88th and Namibia ranks 86th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Namibia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Namibia Difference Ahead
1950s 39,412 deaths 5,322 deaths 34,090 deaths France
1960s 22,884 deaths 4,732 deaths 18,152 deaths France
1970s 13,624 deaths 4,544 deaths 9,079 deaths France
1980s 8,272 deaths 3,814 deaths 4,458 deaths France
1990s 5,217 deaths 4,115 deaths 1,103 deaths France
2000s 3,784 deaths 3,898 deaths 113.4 deaths Namibia
2010s 3,228 deaths 3,242 deaths 14.2 deaths Namibia
2020s 2,891 deaths 3,047 deaths 155.75 deaths Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, France or Namibia?
Namibia, at 2,941 deaths against 2,691 deaths in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between France and Namibia?
250 deaths, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Namibia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do France and Namibia rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?
France ranks 88th and Namibia ranks 86th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.