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Death rate from natural disasters in Namibia

Namibia: Death rate from natural disasters was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0 deaths per 100,000 people
World rank
83rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
5.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2011
All-time low
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from natural disasters in Namibia, 2000–2021

02462000201020212000: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for death rate from natural disasters in Namibia is 0 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from natural disasters in Namibia peaked at 5.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.

Namibia ranks 83rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Death rate from natural disasters in Namibia, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
2000 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2001 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2002 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2003 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people —
2004 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
2005 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2006 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people —
2007 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people +40.0%
2008 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people +491.4%
2009 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people +116.9%
2010 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people -91.3%
2011 5.17 deaths per 100,000 people +1225.6%
2012 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
2013 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2014 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2015 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2016 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2017 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2018 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2019 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2020 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2021 0 deaths per 100,000 people —

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 0 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.727 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.556 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 5.17 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 83 Albania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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  5. 83 Armenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 83 Azerbaijan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  7. 83 Bahamas 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  8. 83 Bahrain 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  9. 83 Barbados 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  10. 83 Belarus 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  11. 83 Belize 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  12. 83 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  13. 83 Botswana 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  14. 83 Brunei 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  15. 83 Bulgaria 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  16. 83 Burkina Faso 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  17. 83 Burundi 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  18. 83 Cameroon 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  19. 83 Cape Verde 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  20. 83 Central African Republic 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  21. 83 Chile 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  22. 83 Comoros 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  23. 83 Cook Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  24. 83 Cote d'Ivoire 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  25. 83 Croatia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  26. 83 Cuba 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  27. 83 Cyprus 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  28. 83 Denmark 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  29. 83 Djibouti 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  30. 83 Dominica 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  31. 83 Egypt 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  32. 83 Equatorial Guinea 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  33. 83 Eritrea 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  34. 83 Estonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  35. 83 Eswatini 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  36. 83 Finland 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  37. 83 France 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  38. 83 Gabon 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  39. 83 Georgia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  40. 83 Grenada 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  41. 83 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  42. 83 Guyana 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  43. 83 Honduras 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  44. 83 Hungary 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  45. 83 Iceland 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  46. 83 Ireland 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  47. 83 Israel 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  48. 83 Italy 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  49. 83 Jamaica 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  50. 83 Jordan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  51. 83 Kazakhstan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  52. 83 Kiribati 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  53. 83 Kuwait 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  54. 83 Laos 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  55. 83 Latvia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  56. 83 Lebanon 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  57. 83 Lesotho 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  58. 83 Liberia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  59. 83 Libya 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  60. 83 Lithuania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  61. 83 Luxembourg 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  62. 83 Maldives 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  63. 83 Mali 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  64. 83 Malta 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  65. 83 Marshall Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  66. 83 Mauritania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  67. 83 Mauritius 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  68. 83 Micronesia (country) 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  69. 83 Moldova 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  70. 83 Monaco 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  71. 83 Montenegro 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  72. 83 Myanmar 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  73. 83 Nauru 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  74. 83 Netherlands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  75. 83 Nicaragua 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  76. 83 Nigeria 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  77. 83 Niue 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  78. 83 North Korea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  79. 83 North Macedonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  80. 83 Norway 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  81. 83 Palau 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  82. 83 Papua New Guinea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  83. 83 Portugal 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  84. 83 Qatar 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  85. 83 Rwanda 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  86. 83 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  87. 83 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  88. 83 Samoa 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  89. 83 San Marino 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  90. 83 Saudi Arabia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  91. 83 Senegal 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  92. 83 Serbia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  93. 83 Seychelles 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  94. 83 Sierra Leone 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  95. 83 Singapore 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  96. 83 Slovenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  97. 83 Solomon Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  98. 83 South Korea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  99. 83 Suriname 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  100. 83 Sweden 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  101. 83 Togo 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  102. 83 Tonga 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  103. 83 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  104. 83 Turkmenistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  105. 83 Tuvalu 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  106. 83 Ukraine 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  107. 83 United Arab Emirates 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  108. 83 United Kingdom 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  109. 83 Uruguay 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  110. 83 Vanuatu 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  111. 83 Zambia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from natural disasters in Namibia?
Death rate from natural disasters in Namibia was 0 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 natural disasters recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 5.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011.
What is the lowest death rate from natural disasters recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
How does Namibia rank for death rate from natural disasters?
Namibia ranks 83rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from natural disasters rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Death rate from natural disasters
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from natural disasters in both sexes, per 100,000 people.