Lifetime risk of maternal death in Namibia
Namibia: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.4447 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Namibia, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Namibia stood at 0.4447.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and down 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Namibia peaked at 1.91 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.4102, in 2022.
Namibia ranks 49th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.91 | — |
| 1986 | 1.85 | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 1.77 | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 1.78 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.52 | -14.5% |
| 1990 | 1.69 | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 1.72 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.7 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.66 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 1.63 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.54 | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 1.53 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.49 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.52 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.41 | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 1.39 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.29 | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 1.04 | -19.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9331 | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9004 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.1 | +22.6% |
| 2006 | 1.32 | +19.8% |
| 2007 | 1.6 | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 1.77 | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 1.82 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.8 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.7 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 1.53 | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 1.4 | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 1.29 | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 1.07 | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8676 | -18.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7338 | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6774 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5926 | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4809 | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 0.83 | +72.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4102 | -50.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4447 | +8.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.4447 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3773, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.4447 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.08, 41% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +72.6% | 0.4809 | 0.83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.77 | 1.52 | 1.91 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.59 | 1.41 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 | 0.9004 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 | 0.5926 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5414 | 0.4102 | 0.83 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 46 Mozambique 0.4935 compare
- 47 Kenya 0.4793 compare
- 48 Botswana 0.445 compare
- 50 Venezuela 0.4276 compare
- 51 Solomon Islands 0.4234 compare
- 52 Marshall Islands 0.4156 compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0646 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Namibia?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Namibia was 0.4447 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4102 in 2022.
- How does Namibia rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Namibia ranks 49th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.2%. 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 Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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