Eritrea vs Namibia: Number of child deaths per woman

Eritrea
0.1238 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Namibia
0.1188 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Eritrea rank
47th
Namibia rank
50th

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Eritrea
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.1238 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1188 under-five deaths per woman in Namibia, a difference of 0.005 under-five deaths per woman.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 47th and Namibia ranks 50th of 200 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.42 under-five deaths per woman 0.6332 under-five deaths per woman 0.7889 under-five deaths per woman Eritrea
1970s 1.41 under-five deaths per woman 0.6482 under-five deaths per woman 0.7639 under-five deaths per woman Eritrea
1980s 1.37 under-five deaths per woman 0.5294 under-five deaths per woman 0.8436 under-five deaths per woman Eritrea
1990s 0.7295 under-five deaths per woman 0.3402 under-five deaths per woman 0.3892 under-five deaths per woman Eritrea
2000s 0.3526 under-five deaths per woman 0.2537 under-five deaths per woman 0.099 under-five deaths per woman Eritrea
2010s 0.2031 under-five deaths per woman 0.1797 under-five deaths per woman 0.0233 under-five deaths per woman Eritrea
2020s 0.1381 under-five deaths per woman 0.1331 under-five deaths per woman 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Eritrea or Namibia?
Eritrea, at 0.1238 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 Eritrea and Namibia?
0.005 under-five deaths per woman, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Namibia?
56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Namibia rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Eritrea ranks 47th and Namibia ranks 50th of 200 countries.
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

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