Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Namibia or Paraguay?

Namibia, at 2,106 deaths against 1,913 deaths in Paraguay as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Namibia and Paraguay?

193 deaths, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Paraguay?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Namibia vs Paraguay: Number of infants who die before age 1

Namibia

2,106 deaths

in 2023

Paraguay

1,913 deaths

in 2023

Namibia rank

88th

Paraguay rank

91st

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Namibia
Paraguay

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 2,106 deaths against 1,913 deaths in Paraguay, a difference of 193 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Paraguay ahead.

Namibia ranks 88th and Paraguay ranks 91st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,902 deaths	5,368 deaths	2,466 deaths	Paraguay
1960s	2,862 deaths	5,479 deaths	2,618 deaths	Paraguay
1970s	2,958 deaths	5,284 deaths	2,326 deaths	Paraguay
1980s	2,598 deaths	5,518 deaths	2,921 deaths	Paraguay
1990s	2,887 deaths	4,526 deaths	1,639 deaths	Paraguay
2000s	2,752 deaths	3,234 deaths	481.8 deaths	Paraguay
2010s	2,393 deaths	2,528 deaths	134.9 deaths	Paraguay
2020s	2,189 deaths	2,032 deaths	157 deaths	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Namibia or Paraguay?: Namibia, at 2,106 deaths against 1,913 deaths in Paraguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Namibia and Paraguay?: 193 deaths, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Paraguay?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Paraguay rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Namibia ranks 88th and Paraguay ranks 91st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.