Adult mortality rate, female — all countries

Adult mortality rate, female — Namibia

Adult mortality rate, female in Namibia in 2024 — 170.9 per 1,000. Ranked 151 in the world out of 191. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 48.3%.

2024 170.9 per 1,000 −0.89% vs 2023
World rank 151of 191
Period maximum 518.5 per 1,0002003
Period minimum 170.9 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 female adults

Adult mortality rate, female — Namibia, 1960–2024020040060019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 330.4 per 1,0001962: 317.2 per 1,0001964: 306.8 per 1,0001966: 297.7 per 1,0001968: 286.9 per 1,0001970: 277.9 per 1,0001972: 265.5 per 1,0001974: 252 per 1,0001976: 235.8 per 1,0001978: 218.6 per 1,0001980: 216.9 per 1,0001982: 208.8 per 1,0001984: 209.9 per 1,0001986: 212 per 1,0001988: 221.1 per 1,0001990: 233.7 per 1,0001992: 274 per 1,0001994: 329.3 per 1,0001996: 384.3 per 1,0001998: 438.4 per 1,0002000: 486.2 per 1,0002002: 512.1 per 1,0002004: 512.9 per 1,0002006: 492.9 per 1,0002008: 455.4 per 1,0002010: 433.7 per 1,0002012: 390.1 per 1,0002014: 357.4 per 1,0002016: 318.6 per 1,0002018: 273.4 per 1,0002020: 231.6 per 1,0002022: 226.6 per 1,0002024: 170.9 per 1,000
Change over the period: −159.5 (−48.28%) Average annual rate: -1.02 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Namibia

Namibia 170.9 per 1,000
World 112.7 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 226.2 per 1,000
Southern Africa computed 232.6 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 78.6 per 1,000
Adult mortality rate, female — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 170.9 −1.5 −0.89%
2023 172.4 −54.2 −23.91%
2022 226.6 −68.4 −23.2%
2021 295 +63.4 +27.38%
2020 231.6 −18.3 −7.31%
2019 249.9 −23.5 −8.6%
2018 273.4 −23.2 −7.84%
2017 296.6 −22 −6.9%
2016 318.6 −21.6 −6.35%
2015 340.2 −17.1 −4.8%
2014 357.4 −16.8 −4.49%
2013 374.2 −15.9 −4.09%
2012 390.1 −26.2 −6.3%
2011 416.4 −17.3 −3.99%
2010 433.7 −15.5 −3.46%
2009 449.2 −6.1 −1.35%
2008 455.4 −17.4 −3.69%
2007 472.8 −20.1 −4.08%
2006 492.9 −16.1 −3.17%
2005 509 −3.9 −0.75%
2004 512.9 −5.6 −1.08%
2003 518.5 +6.4 +1.25%
2002 512.1 +3.5 +0.68%
2001 508.6 +22.5 +4.62%
2000 486.2 +32.1 +7.07%
1999 454.1 +15.7 +3.58%
1998 438.4 +29 +7.09%
1997 409.4 +25.1 +6.53%
1996 384.3 +27.1 +7.58%
1995 357.2 +27.9 +8.46%
1994 329.3 +30.9 +10.36%
1993 298.4 +24.4 +8.92%
1992 274 +22 +8.72%
1991 252 +18.3 +7.81%
1990 233.7 +11.6 +5.22%
1989 222.1 +1 +0.46%
1988 221.1 +9.3 +4.4%
1987 211.8 −0.2 −0.11%
1986 212 +1.4 +0.66%
1985 210.6 +0.7 +0.34%
1984 209.9 −0.5 −0.23%
1983 210.4 +1.6 +0.77%
1982 208.8 −4.2 −1.95%
1981 213 −3.9 −1.81%
1980 216.9 +4 +1.88%
1979 212.9 −5.7 −2.6%
1978 218.6 −8.5 −3.76%
1977 227.1 −8.7 −3.67%
1976 235.8 −5.9 −2.46%
1975 241.7 −10.3 −4.08%
1974 252 −6.7 −2.58%
1973 258.7 −6.8 −2.57%
1972 265.5 −5.5 −2.05%
1971 271 −6.9 −2.47%
1970 277.9 −4.7 −1.66%
1969 282.6 −4.3 −1.51%
1968 286.9 −6.1 −2.07%
1967 293 −4.7 −1.57%
1966 297.7 −4.1 −1.36%
1965 301.8 −5 −1.63%
1964 306.8 −5.9 −1.88%
1963 312.6 −4.5 −1.43%
1962 317.2 −6.1 −1.89%
1961 323.3 −7.1 −2.15%
1960 330.4

Southern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The probability of death between the ages of 15 and 60 for women per thousand fifteen-year-olds. The World Bank publishes no combined adult mortality series — only the male and the female one — so these two indicators are not a breakdown but the only way to see mortality in working ages. The ratio of the male value to the female one usually lies between 1.3 and 2.5 and by itself serves as a measure of excess male mortality.

Important: Not an annual rate but a probability over 45 years of life. In countries with high maternal mortality this series runs noticeably higher than one might expect from the overall life expectancy of women.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.