Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Namibia or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 1,393 against 1,358 in Namibia as of 2024.

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

53 years are reported by both, from 1972 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Namibia vs United Kingdom: Number of under-five deaths, female

Namibia

1,358

in 2024

United Kingdom

1,393

in 2024

Namibia rank

85th

United Kingdom rank

84th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Namibia
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 1,393 against 1,358 in Namibia, a difference of 35.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Namibia ranks 85th and United Kingdom ranks 84th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,742	5,559	3,816	United Kingdom
1980s	1,712	3,705	1,993	United Kingdom
1990s	1,870	2,472	601.2	United Kingdom
2000s	1,825	1,907	81.7	United Kingdom
2010s	1,577	1,582	5	United Kingdom
2020s	1,422	1,368	54.4	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Namibia or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 1,393 against 1,358 in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Namibia and United Kingdom?: 35, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and United Kingdom?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Namibia and United Kingdom rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: Namibia ranks 85th and United Kingdom ranks 84th 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths, female
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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.