Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Namibia
Namibia: Number of people dying from HIV-related causes was 2,800 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Namibia, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 2,800 for number of people dying from hiv-related causes in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Namibia peaked at 12,000 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2,800, in 2025.
Namibia ranks 28th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,100 | — |
| 2001 | 10,000 | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 11,000 | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 9,100 | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 7,000 | -23.1% |
| 2008 | 5,300 | -24.3% |
| 2009 | 4,500 | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 4,200 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 4,000 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 3,900 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 3,700 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 3,400 | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 3,800 | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 3,900 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 4,100 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 4,000 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 3,900 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 3,600 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 3,400 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 3,300 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 3,200 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 3,100 | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 2,800 | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,100 | 4,500 | 12,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,890 | 3,400 | 4,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,233 | 2,800 | 3,600 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1839 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1826 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Namibia?
- Number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Namibia was 2,800 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of people dying from hiv-related causes recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 12,000 in 2003.
- What is the lowest number of people dying from hiv-related causes recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,800 in 2025.
- How does Namibia rank for number of people dying from hiv-related causes?
- Namibia ranks 28th out of 139 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people dying from hiv-related causes rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of people dying from HIV-related causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).