Infant mortality rate in Namibia
Namibia: Infant mortality rate was 36.41 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Namibia is 36.41, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Namibia peaked at 48.04 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.41, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 28th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.04 | — |
| 2001 | 46.92 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 46.01 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 45.19 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 44.12 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 41.35 | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 40.08 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 41.37 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 43.15 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 44.83 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 43.73 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 44.15 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 46.95 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 45.83 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 44.92 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 45.33 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 45.28 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 44.32 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 43.8 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 42.82 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 41.6 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 40.39 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 38.79 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 38.29 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 36.41 | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.11 | 40.08 | 48.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.71 | 42.82 | 46.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.1 | 36.41 | 41.6 | 5 |
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More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,046 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 5.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0238 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0141 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Namibia?
- Infant mortality rate in Namibia was 36.41 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.04 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.41 in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for infant mortality rate?
- Namibia ranks 28th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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