Number of child deaths per woman in Namibia
Namibia: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.1188 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of child deaths per woman in Namibia, 1960–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.1188 under-five deaths per woman for number of child deaths per woman in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in Namibia peaked at 0.949 under-five deaths per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1188 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 50th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.71 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6272 under-five deaths per woman | 0.949 under-five deaths per woman | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.6482 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6348 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6583 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5294 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4127 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6411 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3402 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3118 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3915 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2537 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1924 under-five deaths per woman | 0.311 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1797 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1585 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1933 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1331 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1188 under-five deaths per woman | 0.15 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 47 Eritrea 0.1238 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 48 Eswatini 0.1232 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 49 Djibouti 0.1197 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 51 Gabon 0.1086 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 52 Turkmenistan 0.1002 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 53 Iraq 0.0861 under-five deaths per woman compare
More reference data data for Namibia
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.665 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.3279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 62.61 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 62.74 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.3365 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 75.23 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.5467 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths per woman in Namibia?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Namibia was 0.1188 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.949 under-five deaths per woman in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1188 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Namibia ranks 50th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).