Lifetime risk of maternal death in Namibia
Namibia: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Namibia, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Namibia stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and down 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Namibia peaked at 1.9% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2022.
That places Namibia 49th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 46 Mozambique 0.5% compare
- 47 Kenya 0.5% compare
- 48 Botswana 0.4% compare
- 50 Venezuela 0.4% compare
- 51 Solomon Islands 0.4% compare
- 52 Marshall Islands 0.4% compare
More health data for Namibia
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 29,582 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.9% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 43,578 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 28,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 29,210 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 31,119 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 32,356 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 31,695 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 27,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 30,096 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Namibia?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Namibia was 0.4% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- How does Namibia rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Namibia ranks 49th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.