Adolescent mortality rate in Namibia
Namibia: Adolescent mortality rate was 3.18 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Namibia, 1990β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, adolescent mortality rate in Namibia stood at 3.18. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Namibia peaked at 6.05 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.18, in 2024.
That places Namibia 45th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.53 | 5.4 | 5.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.94 | 5.69 | 6.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.32 | 4.4 | 5.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.62 | 3.18 | 4.13 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 42 Papua New Guinea 3.3 compare
- 43 Ethiopia 3.29 compare
- 44 El Salvador 3.2 compare
- 46 Botswana 2.99 compare
- 48 Honduras 2.95 compare
More health data for Namibia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,046 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 27,102 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 26,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 26,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 25,355 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 25,154 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Namibia?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Namibia was 3.18 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.05 in 2006.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.18 in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Namibia ranks 45th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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