Number of deaths who in Namibia
Namibia: Number of deaths who was 25,678 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths who in Namibia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths who in Namibia is 25,678, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 25.8% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths who in Namibia peaked at 25,717 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 18,731, in 2012.
Namibia ranks 135th of 194 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.
Number of deaths who in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22,513 | — |
| 2001 | 23,646 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 24,788 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 25,618 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 25,717 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 24,717 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 23,007 | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 21,138 | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 19,774 | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 19,363 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 19,188 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 18,880 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 18,731 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 18,798 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 19,180 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 19,759 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 20,056 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 20,228 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 20,242 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 20,027 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 20,416 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 25,678 | +25.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 25,678 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97,855, 26% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 25,678 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98,833, 26% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths who 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 | +25.8% | 20,416 | 25,678 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23,028 | 19,363 | 25,717 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,509 | 18,731 | 20,242 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,047 | 20,416 | 25,678 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0646 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths who in Namibia?
- Number of deaths who in Namibia was 25,678 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths who recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 25,717 in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of deaths who recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,731 in 2012.
- How does Namibia rank for number of deaths who?
- Namibia ranks 135th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths who rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. 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 Number of deaths who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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