Child mortality rate by household wealth in Namibia
Namibia: Child mortality rate by household wealth was 4.03 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate by household wealth in Namibia, 1990–2024
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
The most recent figure for child mortality rate by household wealth in Namibia is 4.03 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate by household wealth in Namibia peaked at 8.2 deaths per 100 live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.03 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 37th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.72 deaths per 100 live births | 7.44 deaths per 100 live births | 8.19 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.21 deaths per 100 live births | 5.49 deaths per 100 live births | 8.2 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.16 deaths per 100 live births | 4.78 deaths per 100 live births | 5.42 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3 deaths per 100 live births | 4.03 deaths per 100 live births | 4.59 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 34 Ethiopia 4.56 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 35 Eswatini 4.44 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 36 Gambia 4.4 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 38 Congo 3.98 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 39 Papua New Guinea 3.98 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 40 Comoros 3.95 deaths per 100 live births compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate by household wealth in Namibia?
- Child mortality rate by household wealth in Namibia was 4.03 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 household wealth recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2 deaths per 100 live births in 2000.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate by household wealth recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.03 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- Namibia ranks 37th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate by household wealth rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. 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 household wealth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births in the middle 20% of the population in terms of wealth.