Iraq vs Namibia: Number of child deaths per woman
Iraq
0.0861 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Namibia
0.1188 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Iraq rank
53rd
Namibia rank
50th
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Iraq
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.1188 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0861 under-five deaths per woman in Iraq, a difference of 0.0327 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.4 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 53rd and Namibia ranks 50th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9039 under-five deaths per woman | 0.71 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1939 under-five deaths per woman | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.6363 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6482 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0119 under-five deaths per woman | Namibia |
| 1980s | 0.4195 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5294 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1098 under-five deaths per woman | Namibia |
| 1990s | 0.2956 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3402 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0446 under-five deaths per woman | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.1836 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2537 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0701 under-five deaths per woman | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.1239 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1797 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0558 under-five deaths per woman | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.0885 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1331 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0447 under-five deaths per woman | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Iraq or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 0.1188 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0861 under-five deaths per woman in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Iraq and Namibia?
- 0.0327 under-five deaths per woman, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Namibia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Namibia rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Iraq ranks 53rd and Namibia ranks 50th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).