What is child mortality vs. health spending in Namibia?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Namibia was 3.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Namibia?

The highest recorded value was 10.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1979.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Namibia?

The lowest recorded value was 3.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Namibia rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Namibia ranks 38th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Namibia?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Namibia data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Namibia

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Namibia
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Namibia: Child mortality vs. health spending was 3.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

3.95 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.9%

World rank

38th

of 199 countries

All-time high

10.31 deaths per 100 live births

in 1979

All-time low

3.95 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1967–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Namibia, 1967–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality vs. health spending in Namibia is 3.95 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.

The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Namibia peaked at 10.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3.95 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Namibia ranks 38th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	9.65 deaths per 100 live births	9.63 deaths per 100 live births	9.67 deaths per 100 live births	3
1970s	9.98 deaths per 100 live births	9.7 deaths per 100 live births	10.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	8.97 deaths per 100 live births	7.54 deaths per 100 live births	10.27 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	7.38 deaths per 100 live births	7.12 deaths per 100 live births	7.81 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	6.92 deaths per 100 live births	5.32 deaths per 100 live births	7.82 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	5.02 deaths per 100 live births	4.66 deaths per 100 live births	5.26 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	4.2 deaths per 100 live births	3.95 deaths per 100 live births	4.48 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Namibia

35 Eswatini 4.51 deaths per 100 live births compare
36 Ethiopia 4.45 deaths per 100 live births compare
37 Gambia 4.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
39 Papua New Guinea 3.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
40 Congo 3.91 deaths per 100 live births compare
41 Turkmenistan 3.9 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Namibia

Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 29,210 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 2.9% (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 43,578 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 4.7% (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 28,860 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 30,096 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 31,695 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 31,119 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 27,970 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 29,582 (2025)

All data for Namibia →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Namibia?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Namibia was 3.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Namibia?: The highest recorded value was 10.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1979.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Namibia?: The lowest recorded value was 3.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Namibia rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Namibia ranks 38th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Namibia?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Namibia data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .