Death rate from malnutrition in Namibia
Namibia: Death rate from malnutrition was 5.85 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from malnutrition 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
Namibia recorded 5.85 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from malnutrition in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.0% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from malnutrition in Namibia peaked at 9.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.85 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Namibia ranks 35th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 32 Haiti 6.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 33 Guatemala 6.06 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Ghana 5.9 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 36 Tanzania 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 37 Yemen, Rep. 5.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 38 Philippines 5.32 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Namibia
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 38,318 (2025)
- Population, male 48.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 39,598 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 39,301 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 39,107 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 940,047 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from malnutrition in Namibia?
- Death rate from malnutrition in Namibia was 5.85 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 malnutrition recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from malnutrition recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.85 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for death rate from malnutrition?
- Namibia ranks 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from malnutrition rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. 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 malnutrition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from protein-energy malnutrition in both sexes, per 100,000 people.