Mortality rate, neonatal in Namibia
Namibia: Mortality rate, neonatal was 21.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, neonatal in Namibia, 1969–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, neonatal in Namibia stood at 21.4 per 1,000 live births.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Namibia peaked at 33.4 per 1,000 live births in 1976 and was at its lowest, 20.6 per 1,000 live births, in 2006.
That places Namibia 37th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.2 per 1,000 live births | 30.2 per 1,000 live births | 30.2 per 1,000 live births | 1 |
| 1970s | 32.43 per 1,000 live births | 30.6 per 1,000 live births | 33.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.1 per 1,000 live births | 28.7 per 1,000 live births | 32.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.16 per 1,000 live births | 24.9 per 1,000 live births | 28.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.67 per 1,000 live births | 20.6 per 1,000 live births | 24 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.91 per 1,000 live births | 21.9 per 1,000 live births | 24.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.66 per 1,000 live births | 21.4 per 1,000 live births | 23.8 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 117,312 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 30,096 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Namibia?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Namibia was 21.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4 per 1,000 live births in 1976.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6 per 1,000 live births in 2006.
- How does Namibia rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Namibia ranks 37th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.