Mortality from ncds gender in Namibia
Namibia: Mortality from ncds gender was 24.6 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality from ncds gender in Namibia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality from ncds gender in Namibia is 24.6, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from ncds gender in Namibia peaked at 31.2 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 24.6, in 2021.
Namibia ranks 62nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mortality from ncds gender in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.6 | — |
| 2001 | 29.7 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 30.8 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 31.2 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 31 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 30.5 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 29.5 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 28.6 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 28.3 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 28.7 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 28.5 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 27.2 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 26.6 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 26.5 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 26.8 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 27.4 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 27.4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.6 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 27.9 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 27.6 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 28.7 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 24.6 | -14.3% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 24.6 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.9, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 24.6 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.5, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.79 | 28.3 | 31.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.35 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.65 | 24.6 | 28.7 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 59 Kyrgyzstan 25 compare
- 59 Uganda 25 compare
- 61 Ghana 24.9 compare
- 63 North Macedonia 24.3 compare
- 64 India 24.1 compare
- 65 Chad 23.9 compare
- 65 Cote d'Ivoire 23.9 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 mortality from ncds gender in Namibia?
- Mortality from ncds gender in Namibia was 24.6 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2 in 2003.
- What is the lowest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6 in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for mortality from ncds gender?
- Namibia ranks 62nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality from ncds gender rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 Mortality from ncds gender. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).