India vs Namibia: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
India
2.3%
in 2023
Namibia
2.4%
in 2023
India rank
58th
Namibia rank
55th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- India
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in India, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.
India ranks 58th and Namibia ranks 55th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 7 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.3% | 11.7% | 4.6% | India |
| 1960s | 14.8% | 9.4% | 5.4% | India |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 7.2% | 5.8% | India |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 5.6% | 5.0% | India |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 4.7% | 3.6% | India |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.3% | 1.7% | India |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.0% | 0.7% | India |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, India or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 2.4% against 2.3% in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between India and Namibia?
- 0.1%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Namibia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do India and Namibia rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- India ranks 58th and Namibia ranks 55th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.