Namibia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Number of infant deaths

Namibia
2,808
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2,835
in 2024
Namibia rank
80th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
78th

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Namibia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196019922024

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 2,835 against 2,808 in Namibia, a difference of 27.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Namibia ranks 80th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 78th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 1,856 17,342 15,486 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 2,439 12,048 9,609 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 2,716 7,422 4,705 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 2,900 4,845 1,945 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 2,547 3,722 1,175 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 3,144 3,119 24.7 Namibia
2020s 2,960 2,752 207.4 Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Namibia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 2,835 against 2,808 in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Namibia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
27, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Namibia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Namibia ranks 80th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 78th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,405 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.