Lifetime risk of maternal death in Namibia
Namibia: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.4447 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4447
Change on year
up 8.4%
World rank
49th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.91
in 1985
All-time low
0.4102
in 2022
Years of data
39
1985β2023
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Namibia, 1985β2023
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.
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
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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)
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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