Namibia vs Saudi Arabia: Number of under-five deaths, male

Namibia
1,680
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1,726
in 2024
Namibia rank
86th
Saudi Arabia rank
84th

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

  • Namibia
  • Saudi Arabia
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k197219982024

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1,726 against 1,680 in Namibia, a difference of 46.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Namibia ranks 86th and Saudi Arabia ranks 84th of 197 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 2,136 13,833 11,697 Saudi Arabia
1980s 1,969 12,164 10,195 Saudi Arabia
1990s 2,186 7,362 5,177 Saudi Arabia
2000s 2,140 4,096 1,956 Saudi Arabia
2010s 1,932 2,795 862.7 Saudi Arabia
2020s 1,756 1,802 45.8 Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Namibia or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 1,726 against 1,680 in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Namibia and Saudi Arabia?
46, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Saudi Arabia?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?
Namibia ranks 86th and Saudi Arabia 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, male. 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 under-five 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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.