Germany vs Namibia: Number of neonatal deaths
Germany
1,647 deaths
in 2024
Namibia
1,676 deaths
in 2024
Germany rank
82nd
Namibia rank
81st
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Germany
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1,676 deaths against 1,647 deaths in Germany, a difference of 29 deaths.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 82nd and Namibia ranks 81st of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,286 deaths | 1,213 deaths | 8,073 deaths | Germany |
| 1980s | 3,411 deaths | 1,316 deaths | 2,095 deaths | Germany |
| 1990s | 2,560 deaths | 1,530 deaths | 1,030 deaths | Germany |
| 2000s | 1,837 deaths | 1,266 deaths | 571.3 deaths | Germany |
| 2010s | 1,665 deaths | 1,709 deaths | 44.1 deaths | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1,701 deaths | 1,733 deaths | 31.6 deaths | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Germany or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 1,676 deaths against 1,647 deaths in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Germany and Namibia?
- 29 deaths, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Namibia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Namibia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Germany ranks 82nd and Namibia ranks 81st 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 Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .