Namibia vs North America: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years

Namibia
3.6 per 1,000
in 2024
North America
0.6 per 1,000
in 2024
Namibia rank
45th
North America rank
42nd

Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years over time

  • Namibia
  • North America
02468199020072024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 3.6 per 1,000 against 0.6 per 1,000 in North America, a difference of 3 per 1,000.

That makes Namibia's figure about 6.0 times North America's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 45th and North America ranks 42nd of 197 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia North America Difference Ahead
1990s 8 per 1,000 0.97 per 1,000 7.03 per 1,000 Namibia
2000s 7.96 per 1,000 0.7 per 1,000 7.26 per 1,000 Namibia
2010s 6.5 per 1,000 0.6 per 1,000 5.9 per 1,000 Namibia
2020s 4.14 per 1,000 0.6 per 1,000 3.54 per 1,000 Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, Namibia or North America?
Namibia, at 3.6 per 1,000 against 0.6 per 1,000 in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years between Namibia and North America?
3 per 1,000, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and North America?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Namibia and North America rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
Namibia ranks 45th and North America ranks 42nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000)
Unit
per 1,000
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,540 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.