Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Namibia
Namibia: Mortality rates age 25 by sex was 0.309 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.309
Change on year
down 10.8%
World rank
41st
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.04
in 1980
All-time low
0.309
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Namibia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.309 for mortality rates age 25 by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 25 by sex in Namibia peaked at 1.04 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.309, in 2023.
Namibia ranks 41st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.8751 | — |
| 1951 | 0.8629 | -1.4% |
| 1952 | 0.8385 | -2.8% |
| 1953 | 0.8205 | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 0.8002 | -2.5% |
| 1955 | 0.7843 | -2.0% |
| 1956 | 0.7635 | -2.7% |
| 1957 | 0.7433 | -2.6% |
| 1958 | 0.7207 | -3.0% |
| 1959 | 0.7002 | -2.8% |
| 1960 | 0.6739 | -3.8% |
| 1961 | 0.6567 | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 0.6343 | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6157 | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5935 | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.5759 | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.628 | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6076 | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5911 | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.5751 | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5601 | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.545 | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5311 | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.517 | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5069 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4953 | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.485 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4749 | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4657 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4604 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.04 | +126.9% |
| 1981 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.03 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 1 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9551 | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9307 | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.923 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8919 | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8869 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6096 | -31.3% |
| 1990 | 0.429 | -29.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4507 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4758 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5115 | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5336 | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5641 | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5934 | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6175 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6627 | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7098 | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7616 | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8024 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8059 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8089 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8017 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7845 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.779 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7553 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7286 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.683 | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6528 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6346 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5968 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5661 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5299 | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5073 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4817 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4573 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4321 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4058 | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3421 | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3887 | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3466 | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.309 | -10.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.309 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2668, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.309 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3229, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 25 by sex 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +126.9% | 0.4604 | 1.04 |
| 1989 | -31.3% | 0.8869 | 0.6096 |
| 1990 | -29.6% | 0.6096 | 0.429 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7909 | 0.7002 | 0.8751 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6152 | 0.5751 | 0.6739 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5041 | 0.4604 | 0.5601 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9311 | 0.6096 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5548 | 0.429 | 0.7098 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7711 | 0.683 | 0.8089 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5264 | 0.4058 | 0.6528 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3466 | 0.309 | 0.3887 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 25 by sex in Namibia?
- Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Namibia was 0.309 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.309 in 2023.
- How does Namibia rank for mortality rates age 25 by sex?
- Namibia ranks 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 25 by sex rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. 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 rates age 25 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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