Death rate from suicides gho in Namibia
Namibia: Death rate from suicides gho was 10.19 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
10.19
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
74th
of 194 countries
All-time high
14.74
in 2003
All-time low
10.19
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from suicides gho in Namibia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 10.19 for death rate from suicides gho in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from suicides gho in Namibia peaked at 14.74 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10.19, in 2021.
That places Namibia 74th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from suicides gho in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.02 | — |
| 2001 | 13.98 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 14.6 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 14.74 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 14.45 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 14.16 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 13.46 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 12.79 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 12.28 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 11.4 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 11.1 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 11.72 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 11.37 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 11.35 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 12.01 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 11.75 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 10.33 | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 10.94 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 10.39 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 10.3 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.39 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 10.19 | -1.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 10.19 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.8, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 10.19 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.73, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.59 | 11.4 | 14.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.13 | 10.3 | 12.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.29 | 10.19 | 10.39 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from suicides gho in Namibia?
- Death rate from suicides gho in Namibia was 10.19 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from suicides gho recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.74 in 2003.
- What is the lowest death rate from suicides gho recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.19 in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for death rate from suicides gho?
- Namibia ranks 74th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from suicides gho rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from suicides gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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