Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — Namibia

Under-five mortality rate in Namibia in 2024 — 39.5 per 1,000. Ranked 159 in the world out of 196. Since 1967, the indicator has fallen by 59%.

2024 39.5 per 1,000 −3.89% vs 2023
World rank 159of 196
Period maximum 103.1 per 1,0001979
Period minimum 39.5 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1967–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Namibia, 1967–202420406080100120196719731979198519911997200320092015202120241967: 96.3 per 1,0001968: 96.5 per 1,0001969: 96.7 per 1,0001970: 97 per 1,0001971: 97.3 per 1,0001972: 97.7 per 1,0001973: 98.2 per 1,0001974: 98.9 per 1,0001975: 99.9 per 1,0001976: 101 per 1,0001977: 102.1 per 1,0001978: 102.9 per 1,0001979: 103.1 per 1,0001980: 102.7 per 1,0001981: 101.1 per 1,0001982: 98.8 per 1,0001983: 95.7 per 1,0001984: 92.1 per 1,0001985: 88.1 per 1,0001986: 84.3 per 1,0001987: 80.9 per 1,0001988: 78 per 1,0001989: 75.4 per 1,0001990: 73.6 per 1,0001991: 72.3 per 1,0001992: 71.5 per 1,0001993: 71.2 per 1,0001994: 71.6 per 1,0001995: 72.6 per 1,0001996: 74 per 1,0001997: 75.6 per 1,0001998: 77 per 1,0001999: 78.1 per 1,0002000: 78.2 per 1,0002001: 77.6 per 1,0002002: 76.6 per 1,0002003: 75.6 per 1,0002004: 74.4 per 1,0002005: 71 per 1,0002006: 66 per 1,0002007: 62 per 1,0002008: 57.5 per 1,0002009: 53.2 per 1,0002010: 50.3 per 1,0002011: 50 per 1,0002012: 52.6 per 1,0002013: 50.8 per 1,0002014: 50 per 1,0002015: 51.8 per 1,0002016: 51.4 per 1,0002017: 49.8 per 1,0002018: 48.5 per 1,0002019: 46.6 per 1,0002020: 44.8 per 1,0002021: 43.2 per 1,0002022: 41.6 per 1,0002023: 41.1 per 1,0002024: 39.5 per 1,000
Change over the period: −56.8 (−58.98%) Average annual rate: -1.55 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Namibia 39.5 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 71.2 per 1,000
Southern Africa computed 36.2 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 10.4 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 39.5 −1.6 −3.89%
2023 41.1 −0.5 −1.2%
2022 41.6 −1.6 −3.7%
2021 43.2 −1.6 −3.57%
2020 44.8 −1.8 −3.86%
2019 46.6 −1.9 −3.92%
2018 48.5 −1.3 −2.61%
2017 49.8 −1.6 −3.11%
2016 51.4 −0.4 −0.77%
2015 51.8 +1.8 +3.6%
2014 50 −0.8 −1.57%
2013 50.8 −1.8 −3.42%
2012 52.6 +2.6 +5.2%
2011 50 −0.3 −0.6%
2010 50.3 −2.9 −5.45%
2009 53.2 −4.3 −7.48%
2008 57.5 −4.5 −7.26%
2007 62 −4 −6.06%
2006 66 −5 −7.04%
2005 71 −3.4 −4.57%
2004 74.4 −1.2 −1.59%
2003 75.6 −1 −1.31%
2002 76.6 −1 −1.29%
2001 77.6 −0.6 −0.77%
2000 78.2 +0.1 +0.13%
1999 78.1 +1.1 +1.43%
1998 77 +1.4 +1.85%
1997 75.6 +1.6 +2.16%
1996 74 +1.4 +1.93%
1995 72.6 +1 +1.4%
1994 71.6 +0.4 +0.56%
1993 71.2 −0.3 −0.42%
1992 71.5 −0.8 −1.11%
1991 72.3 −1.3 −1.77%
1990 73.6 −1.8 −2.39%
1989 75.4 −2.6 −3.33%
1988 78 −2.9 −3.58%
1987 80.9 −3.4 −4.03%
1986 84.3 −3.8 −4.31%
1985 88.1 −4 −4.34%
1984 92.1 −3.6 −3.76%
1983 95.7 −3.1 −3.14%
1982 98.8 −2.3 −2.27%
1981 101.1 −1.6 −1.56%
1980 102.7 −0.4 −0.39%
1979 103.1 +0.2 +0.19%
1978 102.9 +0.8 +0.78%
1977 102.1 +1.1 +1.09%
1976 101 +1.1 +1.1%
1975 99.9 +1 +1.01%
1974 98.9 +0.7 +0.71%
1973 98.2 +0.5 +0.51%
1972 97.7 +0.4 +0.41%
1971 97.3 +0.3 +0.31%
1970 97 +0.3 +0.31%
1969 96.7 +0.2 +0.21%
1968 96.5 +0.2 +0.21%
1967 96.3

Southern Africa, 2024

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

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.