Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births fell 4.06% to 40.2 in Namibia in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Namibia reached an all time high of 103 in 1979 and an all time low of 40.2 in 2020. When compared to Namibia's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Angola amounted to 71.5, 44.8 in Botswana, 32.2 in South Africa and 53.9 in Zimbabwe in 2020.
Namibia has been ranked 50th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Angola | 92.9 | 88.1 | 84.1 | 80.6 | 77.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | 50.2 | 49.7 | 49.2 | 47.8 | 47.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | 99.2 | 95.9 | 92.8 | 89.6 | 86.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | 94.2 | 94.6 | 91.5 | 91.0 | 90.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | 88.4 | 84.0 | 80.4 | 78.0 | 75.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | 47.9 | 47.6 | 46.3 | 44.9 | 43.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 37.6 | 36.3 | 35.2 | 34.6 | 33.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | 62.4 | 57.2 | 55.6 | 57.9 | 52.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | 68.3 | 67.7 | 65.3 | 64.6 | 65.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 62.7 | 61.3 | 58.7 | 57.0 | 54.8 |
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