Infant mortality rate by sex in Namibia
Namibia: Infant mortality rate by sex was 3.26 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate by sex in Namibia, 1967–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 3.26 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate by sex in Namibia peaked at 6.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3.26 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Namibia 30th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.54 deaths per 100 live births | 5.48 deaths per 100 live births | 5.6 deaths per 100 live births | 3 |
| 1970s | 6.13 deaths per 100 live births | 5.67 deaths per 100 live births | 6.63 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.03 deaths per 100 live births | 5.25 deaths per 100 live births | 6.66 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.74 deaths per 100 live births | 4.45 deaths per 100 live births | 5.12 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.97 deaths per 100 live births | 3.6 deaths per 100 live births | 4.33 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | 3.85 deaths per 100 live births | 4.23 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.51 deaths per 100 live births | 3.26 deaths per 100 live births | 3.74 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Namibia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 27,102 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 26,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 26,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 25,355 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 25,154 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate by sex in Namibia?
- Infant mortality rate by sex in Namibia was 3.26 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1980.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.26 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Namibia ranks 30th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .