Djibouti vs Namibia: Number of child deaths per woman

Djibouti
0.1197 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Namibia
0.1188 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Djibouti rank
49th
Namibia rank
50th

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Djibouti
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 0.1197 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1188 under-five deaths per woman in Namibia, a difference of 0.0009 under-five deaths per woman.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Djibouti has been ahead every year.

Djibouti ranks 49th and Namibia ranks 50th of 200 regions.

Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Namibia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.08 under-five deaths per woman 0.6557 under-five deaths per woman 0.4269 under-five deaths per woman Djibouti
1980s 0.8425 under-five deaths per woman 0.5294 under-five deaths per woman 0.3131 under-five deaths per woman Djibouti
1990s 0.5804 under-five deaths per woman 0.3402 under-five deaths per woman 0.2402 under-five deaths per woman Djibouti
2000s 0.3588 under-five deaths per woman 0.2537 under-five deaths per woman 0.1052 under-five deaths per woman Djibouti
2010s 0.2071 under-five deaths per woman 0.1797 under-five deaths per woman 0.0273 under-five deaths per woman Djibouti
2020s 0.1375 under-five deaths per woman 0.1331 under-five deaths per woman 0.0044 under-five deaths per woman Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Djibouti or Namibia?
Djibouti, at 0.1197 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1188 under-five deaths per woman in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Djibouti and Namibia?
0.0009 under-five deaths per woman, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Namibia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Djibouti and Namibia rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Djibouti ranks 49th and Namibia ranks 50th of 200 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. 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 child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).