What is neonatal mortality rate in Namibia?

Neonatal mortality rate in Namibia was 2.14 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Namibia?

The highest recorded value was 3.34 deaths per 100 live births in 1976.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Namibia?

The lowest recorded value was 2.06 deaths per 100 live births in 2006.

How does Namibia rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Namibia ranks 38th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Namibia?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Namibia data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Namibia

Name: Neonatal mortality rate in Namibia
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Namibia: Neonatal mortality rate was 2.14 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

2.14 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

38th

of 199 countries

All-time high

3.34 deaths per 100 live births

in 1976

All-time low

2.06 deaths per 100 live births

in 2006

Years of data

1969–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Namibia, 1969–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Namibia stood at 2.14 deaths per 100 live births.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Namibia peaked at 3.34 deaths per 100 live births in 1976 and was at its lowest, 2.06 deaths per 100 live births, in 2006.

Namibia ranks 38th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	3.02 deaths per 100 live births	3.02 deaths per 100 live births	3.02 deaths per 100 live births	1
1970s	3.25 deaths per 100 live births	3.06 deaths per 100 live births	3.34 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	3.11 deaths per 100 live births	2.87 deaths per 100 live births	3.27 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.72 deaths per 100 live births	2.49 deaths per 100 live births	2.84 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.17 deaths per 100 live births	2.06 deaths per 100 live births	2.4 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.39 deaths per 100 live births	2.19 deaths per 100 live births	2.48 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2.27 deaths per 100 live births	2.14 deaths per 100 live births	2.38 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Namibia

35 Kiribati 2.17 deaths per 100 live births compare
36 East Timor 2.16 deaths per 100 live births compare
37 Zambia 2.14 deaths per 100 live births compare
39 Uganda 2.13 deaths per 100 live births compare
40 Dominican Republic 2.12 deaths per 100 live births compare
41 Senegal 2.09 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Namibia

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 25,154 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Namibia?: Neonatal mortality rate in Namibia was 2.14 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Namibia?: The highest recorded value was 3.34 deaths per 100 live births in 1976.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Namibia?: The lowest recorded value was 2.06 deaths per 100 live births in 2006.
How does Namibia rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Namibia ranks 38th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Namibia?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Namibia data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .