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

Namibia, at 561 deaths against 470 deaths in Jordan as of 2100.

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

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

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.

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

Jordan

470 deaths

in 2100

Namibia

561 deaths

in 2100

Jordan rank

82nd

Namibia rank

79th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Jordan
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 561 deaths against 470 deaths in Jordan, a difference of 91 deaths.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Jordan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 82nd and Namibia ranks 79th of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
2020s	2,448 deaths	2,032 deaths	416.67 deaths	Jordan
2030s	2,063 deaths	1,860 deaths	203.5 deaths	Jordan
2040s	1,576 deaths	1,646 deaths	70.2 deaths	Namibia
2050s	1,139 deaths	1,373 deaths	234.2 deaths	Namibia
2060s	911.6 deaths	1,113 deaths	201.8 deaths	Namibia
2070s	747.3 deaths	914.9 deaths	167.6 deaths	Namibia
2080s	599.3 deaths	757.5 deaths	158.2 deaths	Namibia
2090s	510.6 deaths	621.4 deaths	110.8 deaths	Namibia
2100s	470 deaths	561 deaths	91 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, Jordan or Namibia?: Namibia, at 561 deaths against 470 deaths in Jordan as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Jordan and Namibia?: 91 deaths, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Namibia?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Jordan and Namibia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Jordan ranks 82nd and Namibia ranks 79th 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, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.