Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Namibia
Namibia: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 3.56 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 3.56 for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Namibia peaked at 8.66 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.56, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 46th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.66 | — |
| 1991 | 8.41 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 8.2 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 8.02 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 7.88 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 7.77 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 7.73 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 7.73 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7.77 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 7.83 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 7.91 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 7.99 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 8.05 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 8.1 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 8.1 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 8.08 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 8 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 7.92 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 7.8 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 7.67 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 7.53 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 7.39 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 7.21 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 7.01 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 6.76 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 6.48 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 6.17 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 5.85 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 5.5 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 5.15 | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 4.79 | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 4.42 | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 4.1 | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 3.8 | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 3.56 | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 | 7.73 | 8.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.96 | 7.67 | 8.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5 | 5.15 | 7.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.13 | 3.56 | 4.79 | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.047 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0414 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Namibia?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Namibia was 3.56 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.66 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.56 in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Namibia ranks 46th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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