Namibia - Infant Mortality Rate 2007
38.4
+1.6 from 2006
Namibia's infant mortality rate was 38.4 in 2007, increased +1.6 from 36.8 in 2006. This was the 137th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2007▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Iceland | 2.3 | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Singapore | 2.3 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Japan | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 4th | Luxembourg | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 5th | Sweden | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 6th | Finland | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 7th | Norway | 3.0 | -6.3% |
| 8th | San Marino | 3.0 | -6.3% |
| 9th | Slovenia | 3.1 | -6.1% |
| 10th | Czechia | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 11th | France | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 12th | Cyprus | 3.3 | -8.3% |
| 13th | Portugal | 3.3 | -2.9% |
| 14th | Greece | 3.5 | -5.4% |
| 15th | Monaco | 3.5 | -2.8% |
| 16th | Spain | 3.6 | -2.7% |
| 17th | Italy | 3.6 | -2.7% |
| 18th | Germany | 3.7 | -2.6% |
| 19th | Denmark | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 20th | Korea | 3.8 | -7.3% |
| 21st | Austria | 3.9 | -2.5% |
| 22nd | Belgium | 3.9 | -2.5% |
| 23rd | Ireland | 3.9 | -4.9% |
| 24th | Switzerland | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 25th | Israel | 4.1 | -4.7% |
| 26th | Netherlands | 4.1 | -4.7% |
| 27th | European Union | 4.5 | -4.3% |
| 28th | Australia | 4.5 | -4.3% |
| 29th | Estonia | 4.7 | -7.8% |
| 30th | Andorra | 4.9 | -3.9% |
| 31st | United Kingdom | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 32nd | Canada | 5.1 | -1.9% |
| 33rd | Cuba | 5.2 | -3.7% |
| 34th | Croatia | 5.3 | -3.6% |
| 35th | New Zealand | 5.3 | -1.9% |
| 36th | Belarus | 5.6 | -8.2% |
| 37th | Hungary | 5.8 | -4.9% |
| 38th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.9 | -3.3% |
| 39th | Malta | 6.0 | 0.0% |
| 40th | Poland | 6.0 | -4.8% |
| 41st | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.2 | -1.6% |
| 42nd | Slovak Republic | 6.4 | -3.0% |
| 43rd | Lithuania | 6.5 | -7.1% |
| 44th | Malaysia | 6.5 | 0.0% |
| 45th | United States | 6.6 | -1.5% |
| 46th | Serbia | 7.1 | -4.1% |
| 47th | United Arab Emirates | 7.5 | -1.3% |
| 48th | Chile | 7.6 | 0.0% |
| 49th | Latvia | 7.7 | -4.9% |
| 50th | Montenegro | 7.8 | -8.2% |
| 51st | Brunei Darussalam | 7.9 | 1.3% |
| 52nd | Bahrain | 8.1 | -4.7% |
| 53rd | Qatar | 8.1 | -3.6% |
| 54th | Costa Rica | 9.5 | -1.0% |
| 55th | Russian Federation | 9.5 | -6.9% |
| 56th | Kuwait | 9.6 | -2.0% |
| 57th | Bulgaria | 9.9 | -4.8% |
| 58th | Oman | 9.9 | -2.0% |
| 59th | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.2 | -2.9% |
| 60th | Sri Lanka | 10.2 | -4.7% |
| 61st | North Macedonia | 10.9 | -5.2% |
| 62nd | Uruguay | 10.9 | -6.0% |
| 63rd | Tonga | 11.4 | -2.6% |
| 64th | Albania | 11.9 | -6.3% |
| 65th | Lebanon | 12.2 | -3.9% |
| 66th | Seychelles | 12.3 | 0.8% |
| 67th | Saudi Arabia | 12.8 | -6.6% |
| 68th | Romania | 12.9 | -9.2% |
| 69th | Ukraine | 13.0 | -3.7% |
| 70th | Barbados | 13.2 | -1.5% |
| 71st | Grenada | 13.2 | 1.5% |
| 72nd | Mauritius | 13.4 | -0.7% |
| 73rd | Argentina | 13.6 | -2.9% |
| 74th | Thailand | 13.6 | -4.2% |
| 75th | British Virgin Islands | 13.9 | 0.0% |
| 76th | Bahamas, The | 14.2 | -1.4% |
| 77th | Samoa | 15.1 | 0.0% |
| 78th | Maldives | 15.2 | -9.0% |
| 79th | Georgia | 15.6 | -9.8% |
| 80th | Libya | 15.7 | -6.5% |
| 81st | China | 16.1 | -9.0% |
| 82nd | St. Lucia | 16.1 | 0.6% |
| 83rd | Panama | 16.1 | -3.0% |
| 84th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 16.2 | -1.2% |
| 85th | Belize | 16.5 | -1.8% |
| 86th | Moldova | 16.5 | -4.1% |
| 87th | Viet Nam | 17.3 | -2.3% |
| 88th | Fiji | 17.5 | 0.6% |
| 89th | Palau | 17.5 | -2.8% |
| 90th | Syrian Arab Republic | 17.7 | -1.1% |
| 91st | Tunisia | 17.7 | -2.7% |
| 92nd | Colombia | 17.8 | -2.7% |
| 93rd | Jamaica | 17.9 | 0.0% |
| 94th | Mexico | 17.9 | -3.2% |
| 95th | Ecuador | 18.1 | -3.7% |
| 96th | El Salvador | 18.1 | -4.7% |
| 97th | Türkiye | 18.1 | -7.2% |
| 98th | Jordan | 18.5 | -3.1% |
| 99th | Brazil | 18.6 | -5.6% |
| 100th | Vanuatu | 19.0 | -2.6% |
| 101st | Armenia | 19.1 | -5.0% |
| 102nd | Peru | 19.3 | -4.9% |
| 103rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 20.1 | 0.0% |
| 104th | Dominica | 20.3 | 3.6% |
| 105th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 20.5 | -6.0% |
| 106th | West Bank and Gaza | 21.1 | -3.2% |
| 107th | Nicaragua | 21.4 | -4.9% |
| 108th | Solomon Islands | 21.9 | -1.4% |
| 109th | Kazakhstan | 22.3 | -7.9% |
| 110th | Honduras | 22.4 | -3.9% |
| 111th | Suriname | 22.6 | -2.2% |
| 112th | Kosovo | 23.3 | -8.3% |
| 113th | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.5 | -1.7% |
| 114th | Philippines | 24.1 | -1.6% |
| 115th | Cabo Verde | 24.3 | 0.8% |
| 116th | Paraguay | 24.6 | -2.4% |
| 117th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 25.6 | -1.2% |
| 118th | Mongolia | 26.6 | -8.0% |
| 119th | Algeria | 26.9 | -3.6% |
| 120th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 28.8 | -4.0% |
| 121st | Nauru | 28.9 | -4.0% |
| 122nd | São Tomé and Principe | 29.6 | -8.1% |
| 123rd | Tuvalu | 30.1 | -3.5% |
| 124th | Indonesia | 30.5 | -4.1% |
| 125th | Dominican Republic | 30.9 | -0.3% |
| 126th | Kyrgyz Republic | 31.0 | -4.9% |
| 127th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 31.5 | -0.3% |
| 128th | Guatemala | 31.6 | -3.7% |
| 129th | Marshall Islands | 32.8 | -0.6% |
| 130th | Morocco | 33.1 | -5.2% |
| 131st | Iraq | 33.5 | -2.3% |
| 132nd | Tajikistan | 35.7 | -6.8% |
| 133rd | Uzbekistan | 35.8 | -7.7% |
| 134th | Guyana | 35.9 | -1.6% |
| 135th | Azerbaijan | 36.1 | -6.5% |
| 136th | Bhutan | 38.4 | -6.8% |
| 137th | Namibia | 38.4 | 4.3% |
| 138th | Turkmenistan | 38.7 | -4.9% |
| 139th | Eritrea | 40.9 | -2.9% |
| 140th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 41.0 | -5.3% |
| 141st | Gabon | 41.8 | -3.5% |
| 142nd | Bangladesh | 41.9 | -4.6% |
| 143rd | Kiribati | 43.5 | -1.1% |
| 144th | South Africa | 43.8 | -4.8% |
| 145th | Kenya | 44.9 | -4.3% |
| 146th | Nepal | 45.1 | -3.8% |
| 147th | Mauritania | 46.7 | -4.7% |
| 148th | Botswana | 47.1 | 7.5% |
| 149th | Cambodia | 47.1 | -6.7% |
| 150th | Senegal | 47.2 | -5.8% |
| 151st | Congo, Republic of | 48.4 | -7.1% |
| 152nd | Papua New Guinea | 49.3 | -2.2% |
| 153rd | Madagascar | 50.4 | -3.6% |
| 154th | Ghana | 50.7 | -2.7% |
| 155th | Comoros | 51.2 | -3.2% |
| 156th | India | 52.8 | -3.6% |
| 157th | Rwanda | 53.0 | -8.5% |
| 158th | Yemen, Republic of | 53.1 | -4.8% |
| 159th | Zambia | 55.4 | -3.7% |
| 160th | Tanzania | 55.6 | -5.8% |
| 161st | Gambia, The | 57.3 | -3.5% |
| 162nd | Togo | 57.7 | -2.7% |
| 163rd | Sudan | 58.4 | -2.5% |
| 164th | Uganda | 58.7 | -6.4% |
| 165th | Haiti | 59.1 | -2.2% |
| 166th | Timor-Leste | 59.3 | -4.7% |
| 167th | Malawi | 59.9 | -3.2% |
| 168th | Myanmar | 60.8 | -3.3% |
| 169th | Burundi | 65.6 | -5.6% |
| 170th | Eswatini | 66.3 | 1.1% |
| 171st | Lao PDR | 66.9 | -4.2% |
| 172nd | Benin | 67.9 | -2.0% |
| 173rd | Cameroon | 69.7 | -2.2% |
| 174th | Mozambique | 69.7 | -7.9% |
| 175th | Djibouti | 69.9 | -2.4% |
| 176th | Zimbabwe | 71.5 | 2.9% |
| 177th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 73.3 | -3.4% |
| 178th | Burkina Faso | 73.9 | -4.2% |
| 179th | Côte d'Ivoire | 75.6 | -3.2% |
| 180th | Niger | 77.2 | -4.3% |
| 181st | Guinea | 77.7 | -2.0% |
| 182nd | Pakistan | 77.7 | -1.6% |
| 183rd | Guinea-Bissau | 78.0 | -4.3% |
| 184th | Liberia | 78.7 | -5.0% |
| 185th | Nigeria | 79.0 | -2.7% |
| 186th | Lesotho | 80.2 | -1.8% |
| 187th | Mali | 83.2 | -2.6% |
| 188th | Angola | 83.8 | -5.9% |
| 189th | Equatorial Guinea | 84.1 | -3.7% |
| 190th | Central African Republic | 85.6 | -2.5% |
| 191st | Afghanistan | 86.7 | -3.8% |
| 192nd | South Sudan | 89.0 | -3.9% |
| 193rd | Chad | 89.0 | -2.2% |
| 194th | Sierra Leone | 102.4 | -3.4% |
| 195th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 102.8 | -1.0% |
FAQ
What was Namibia's infant mortality rate in 2007?▾
Namibia's infant mortality rate in 2007 was 38.4. This ranked 137th globally.
How did Namibia's infant mortality rate change in 2007?▾
Namibia's infant mortality rate increased by 4.3% in 2007 compared to 2006.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2007?▾
Somalia, Fed. Rep. had the highest infant mortality rate in 2007 at 102.8.
What is the infant mortality rate of Namibia in 2007?▾
The infant mortality rate of Namibia in 2007 was 38.4. This ranked 137th globally.
How does 2007 compare to 2006 for Namibia's infant mortality rate?▾
Namibia's infant mortality rate went from 36.8 in 2006 to 38.4 in 2007, a 4.3% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Namibia matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2007. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 0.3%. View full analysis →
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