What is child mortality rate by sex in Namibia?

Child mortality rate by sex in Namibia was 3.54 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Namibia?

The highest recorded value was 9.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1979.

What is the lowest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Namibia?

The lowest recorded value was 3.54 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Namibia rank for child mortality rate by sex?

Namibia ranks 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Namibia?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Namibia data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate by sex in Namibia

Name: Child mortality rate by sex in Namibia
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Namibia: Child mortality rate by sex was 3.54 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

3.54 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 4.0%

World rank

42nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

9.69 deaths per 100 live births

in 1979

All-time low

3.54 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1967–2024

Child mortality rate by sex in Namibia, 1967–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality rate by sex in Namibia stood at 3.54 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate by sex in Namibia peaked at 9.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3.54 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Namibia ranks 42nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	9.1 deaths per 100 live births	9.09 deaths per 100 live births	9.11 deaths per 100 live births	3
1970s	9.39 deaths per 100 live births	9.13 deaths per 100 live births	9.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	8.36 deaths per 100 live births	6.97 deaths per 100 live births	9.64 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	6.81 deaths per 100 live births	6.56 deaths per 100 live births	7.23 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	6.39 deaths per 100 live births	4.81 deaths per 100 live births	7.25 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	4.51 deaths per 100 live births	4.18 deaths per 100 live births	4.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	3.77 deaths per 100 live births	3.54 deaths per 100 live births	4.02 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Namibia

39 Papua New Guinea 3.6 deaths per 100 live births compare
40 Congo 3.55 deaths per 100 live births compare
41 Comoros 3.55 deaths per 100 live births compare
43 Kenya 3.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
44 Yemen 3.44 deaths per 100 live births compare
45 Rwanda 3.41 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Namibia

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate by sex in Namibia?: Child mortality rate by sex in Namibia was 3.54 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Namibia?: The highest recorded value was 9.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1979.
What is the lowest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Namibia?: The lowest recorded value was 3.54 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Namibia rank for child mortality rate by sex?: Namibia ranks 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Namibia?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Namibia data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate by sex
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .