Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) in Namibia
Namibia: Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) was 170.87 per 1,000 female adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
170.87 per 1,000 female adults
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
41st
of 218 countries
All-time high
518.51 per 1,000 female adults
in 2003
All-time low
170.87 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, adult, female in Namibia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 female adults.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 170.87 per 1,000 female adults for mortality rate, adult, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, adult, female in Namibia peaked at 518.51 per 1,000 female adults in 2003 and was at its lowest, 170.87 per 1,000 female adults, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 41st of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 330.38 per 1,000 female adults | — |
| 1961 | 323.26 per 1,000 female adults | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 317.17 per 1,000 female adults | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 312.63 per 1,000 female adults | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 306.76 per 1,000 female adults | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 301.78 per 1,000 female adults | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 297.66 per 1,000 female adults | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 292.97 per 1,000 female adults | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 286.92 per 1,000 female adults | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 282.59 per 1,000 female adults | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 277.89 per 1,000 female adults | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 271.02 per 1,000 female adults | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 265.48 per 1,000 female adults | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 258.66 per 1,000 female adults | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 251.99 per 1,000 female adults | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 241.71 per 1,000 female adults | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 235.77 per 1,000 female adults | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 227.11 per 1,000 female adults | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 218.58 per 1,000 female adults | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 212.89 per 1,000 female adults | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 216.89 per 1,000 female adults | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 212.96 per 1,000 female adults | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 208.8 per 1,000 female adults | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 210.41 per 1,000 female adults | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 209.92 per 1,000 female adults | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 210.64 per 1,000 female adults | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 212.04 per 1,000 female adults | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 211.8 per 1,000 female adults | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 221.11 per 1,000 female adults | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 222.13 per 1,000 female adults | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 233.72 per 1,000 female adults | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 251.98 per 1,000 female adults | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 273.96 per 1,000 female adults | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 298.41 per 1,000 female adults | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 329.31 per 1,000 female adults | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 357.17 per 1,000 female adults | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 384.26 per 1,000 female adults | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 409.36 per 1,000 female adults | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 438.39 per 1,000 female adults | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 454.08 per 1,000 female adults | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 486.16 per 1,000 female adults | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 508.64 per 1,000 female adults | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 512.11 per 1,000 female adults | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 518.51 per 1,000 female adults | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 512.89 per 1,000 female adults | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 509.03 per 1,000 female adults | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 492.91 per 1,000 female adults | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 472.8 per 1,000 female adults | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 455.36 per 1,000 female adults | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 449.23 per 1,000 female adults | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 433.69 per 1,000 female adults | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 416.38 per 1,000 female adults | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 390.15 per 1,000 female adults | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 374.2 per 1,000 female adults | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 357.39 per 1,000 female adults | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 340.24 per 1,000 female adults | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 318.62 per 1,000 female adults | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 296.65 per 1,000 female adults | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 273.4 per 1,000 female adults | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 249.89 per 1,000 female adults | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 231.63 per 1,000 female adults | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 295.04 per 1,000 female adults | +27.4% |
| 2022 | 226.6 per 1,000 female adults | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 172.41 per 1,000 female adults | -23.9% |
| 2024 | 170.87 per 1,000 female adults | -0.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 170.87 per 1,000 female adults is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 150.06 per 1,000 female adults, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 170.87 per 1,000 female adults is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 194.42 per 1,000 female adults, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 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 | +27.4% | 231.63 per 1,000 female adults | 295.04 per 1,000 female adults |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 305.21 per 1,000 female adults | 282.59 per 1,000 female adults | 330.38 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1970s | 246.11 per 1,000 female adults | 212.89 per 1,000 female adults | 277.89 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1980s | 213.67 per 1,000 female adults | 208.8 per 1,000 female adults | 222.13 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1990s | 343.06 per 1,000 female adults | 233.72 per 1,000 female adults | 454.08 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2000s | 491.76 per 1,000 female adults | 449.23 per 1,000 female adults | 518.51 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2010s | 345.06 per 1,000 female adults | 249.89 per 1,000 female adults | 433.69 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 219.31 per 1,000 female adults | 170.87 per 1,000 female adults | 295.04 per 1,000 female adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 38 Papua New Guinea 175.17 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 39 Djibouti 172.52 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 40 Micronesia (country) 171.87 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 42 Rwanda 170.33 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 43 Kiribati 170.01 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 44 Haiti 166.34 per 1,000 female adults compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, adult, female in Namibia?
- Mortality rate, adult, female in Namibia was 170.87 per 1,000 female adults in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 518.51 per 1,000 female adults in 2003.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 170.87 per 1,000 female adults in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for mortality rate, adult, female?
- Namibia ranks 41st out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, adult, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.