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
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) β 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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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.