nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Namibia
Namibia: nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n was 0.0293 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.0293
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
54th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0466
in 2000
All-time low
0.0293
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Namibia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.0293 for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Namibia peaked at 0.0466 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0293, in 2021.
Namibia ranks 54th of 184 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.
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0466 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0457 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0449 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0444 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0437 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0405 | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0386 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.039 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0388 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0397 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0378 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.038 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0392 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0368 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0342 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0339 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0331 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0323 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0316 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0308 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.03 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0293 | -2.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0293 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0317, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0293 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0407, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0422 | 0.0386 | 0.0466 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0348 | 0.0308 | 0.0392 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0296 | 0.0293 | 0.03 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 51 Gabon 0.0299 compare
- 52 Eritrea 0.0296 compare
- 53 Senegal 0.0293 compare
- 55 South Africa 0.0283 compare
- 56 Dominican Republic 0.0282 compare
- 57 Tajikistan 0.0278 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Namibia?
- Nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Namibia was 0.0293 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0466 in 2000.
- What is the lowest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0293 in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n?
- Namibia ranks 54th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. 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 nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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