Death rate from ischaemic heart disease in Namibia
Namibia: Death rate from ischaemic heart disease was 66.97 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from ischaemic heart disease in Namibia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from ischaemic heart disease in Namibia stood at 66.97 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.4% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from ischaemic heart disease in Namibia peaked at 86.25 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 66.97 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Namibia ranks 143rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from ischaemic heart disease in Namibia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.1 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 85.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 85.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 86 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 85.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 83.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 83.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 80.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 77.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 82.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 81.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 78.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 77.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 77.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 79.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 79.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 78.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 78.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 79.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 80.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 86.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 66.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 77.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 86 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 77.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 81.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 66.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 86.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 140 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 69.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 141 Viet Nam 68.1 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 142 Greece 67.58 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 144 Brunei Darussalam 66.66 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 145 Mali 66.54 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 146 Panama 66.47 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from ischaemic heart disease in Namibia?
- Death rate from ischaemic heart disease in Namibia was 66.97 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from ischaemic heart disease recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.25 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest death rate from ischaemic heart disease recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.97 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for death rate from ischaemic heart disease?
- Namibia ranks 143rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from ischaemic heart disease rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from ischaemic heart disease. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from ischaemic heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.