Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Namibia
Namibia: Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) was 3.57 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, female in Namibia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 female population.
Analysis
In 2021, suicide mortality rate, female in Namibia stood at 3.57 per 100,000 female population.
The figure is up 28.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in Namibia peaked at 5.08 per 100,000 female population in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.66 per 100,000 female population, in 2019.
That places Namibia 89th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.48 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 3.63 per 100,000 female population | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 4.03 per 100,000 female population | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 4.06 per 100,000 female population | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 3.98 per 100,000 female population | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.79 per 100,000 female population | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 3.67 per 100,000 female population | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 3.28 per 100,000 female population | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 3.01 per 100,000 female population | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 5.08 per 100,000 female population | +68.8% |
| 2010 | 4.72 per 100,000 female population | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 3.38 per 100,000 female population | -28.4% |
| 2012 | 3.17 per 100,000 female population | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 3.55 per 100,000 female population | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 4.72 per 100,000 female population | +33.0% |
| 2015 | 4.72 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.04 per 100,000 female population | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 3.39 per 100,000 female population | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 3.12 per 100,000 female population | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 2.66 per 100,000 female population | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 2.78 per 100,000 female population | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 3.57 per 100,000 female population | +28.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 3.57 per 100,000 female population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.97 per 100,000 female population, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 3.57 per 100,000 female population is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.52 per 100,000 female population, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +68.8% | 3.01 per 100,000 female population | 5.08 per 100,000 female population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8 per 100,000 female population | 3.01 per 100,000 female population | 5.08 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.75 per 100,000 female population | 2.66 per 100,000 female population | 4.72 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.17 per 100,000 female population | 2.78 per 100,000 female population | 3.57 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 86 Poland 3.84 per 100,000 female population compare
- 87 North Macedonia 3.76 per 100,000 female population compare
- 88 Italy 3.62 per 100,000 female population compare
- 90 Cameroon 3.54 per 100,000 female population compare
- 90 Guinea 3.54 per 100,000 female population compare
- 92 Tonga 3.52 per 100,000 female population compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
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- 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 suicide mortality rate, female in Namibia?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in Namibia was 3.57 per 100,000 female population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.08 per 100,000 female population in 2009.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.66 per 100,000 female population in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Namibia ranks 89th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).