Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, Namibia or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 1,612 against 1,553 in Namibia as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and United Kingdom?

57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Namibia vs United Kingdom: Number of infant deaths, male

Namibia

1,553

in 2024

United Kingdom

1,612

in 2024

Namibia rank

80th

United Kingdom rank

78th

Number of infant deaths, male over time

Namibia
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 1,612 against 1,553 in Namibia, a difference of 59.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Namibia ranks 80th and United Kingdom ranks 78th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,006	10,030	9,024	United Kingdom
1970s	1,317	6,959	5,642	United Kingdom
1980s	1,469	4,279	2,810	United Kingdom
1990s	1,584	2,772	1,188	United Kingdom
2000s	1,403	2,100	696.6	United Kingdom
2010s	1,731	1,757	26.5	United Kingdom
2020s	1,635	1,560	75.2	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, Namibia or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 1,612 against 1,553 in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male between Namibia and United Kingdom?: 59, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and United Kingdom?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Namibia and United Kingdom rank globally for number of infant deaths, male?: Namibia ranks 80th and United Kingdom ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, male
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.