Namibia vs Tanzania: Youth mortality rate
Namibia
4.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tanzania
4.84 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Namibia rank
42nd
Tanzania rank
39th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Namibia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 4.84 deaths per 100 live births against 4.59 deaths per 100 live births in Namibia, a difference of 0.25 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 42nd and Tanzania ranks 39th of 199 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.45 deaths per 100 live births | 20.41 deaths per 100 live births | 9.96 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 8.62 deaths per 100 live births | 17.56 deaths per 100 live births | 8.94 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 8.21 deaths per 100 live births | 11.2 deaths per 100 live births | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 6.14 deaths per 100 live births | 6.9 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7621 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 4.94 deaths per 100 live births | 5.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2717 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Namibia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 4.84 deaths per 100 live births against 4.59 deaths per 100 live births in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Namibia and Tanzania?
- 0.25 deaths per 100 live births, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Tanzania?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Tanzania rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Namibia ranks 42nd and Tanzania ranks 39th 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.