What is mortality rate, under-5 in Namibia?

Mortality rate, under-5 in Namibia was 39.5 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, under-5 recorded in Namibia?

The highest recorded value was 103.1 per 1,000 live births in 1979.

What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Namibia?

The lowest recorded value was 39.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Namibia rank for mortality rate, under-5?

Namibia ranks 38th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, under-5 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, under-5 in Namibia

Name: Mortality rate, under-5 in Namibia
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Namibia: Mortality rate, under-5 was 39.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

39.5 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 3.9%

World rank

38th

of 195 countries

All-time high

103.1 per 1,000 live births

in 1979

All-time low

39.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1967–2024

Mortality rate, under-5 in Namibia, 1967–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5 in Namibia is 39.5 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Namibia peaked at 103.1 per 1,000 live births in 1979 and was at its lowest, 39.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

That places Namibia 38th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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	96.5 per 1,000 live births	96.3 per 1,000 live births	96.7 per 1,000 live births	3
1970s	99.81 per 1,000 live births	97 per 1,000 live births	103.1 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	89.71 per 1,000 live births	75.4 per 1,000 live births	102.7 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	73.75 per 1,000 live births	71.2 per 1,000 live births	78.1 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	69.21 per 1,000 live births	53.2 per 1,000 live births	78.2 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	50.18 per 1,000 live births	46.6 per 1,000 live births	52.6 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	42.04 per 1,000 live births	39.5 per 1,000 live births	44.8 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Namibia

35 Eswatini 45.1 per 1,000 live births compare
36 Ethiopia 44.5 per 1,000 live births compare
37 Gambia 42.4 per 1,000 live births compare
39 Papua New Guinea 39.4 per 1,000 live births compare
40 Congo 39.1 per 1,000 live births compare
41 Comoros 39 per 1,000 live births compare
41 Turkmenistan 39 per 1,000 live births compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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)

All data for Namibia →

Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, under-5 in Namibia?: Mortality rate, under-5 in Namibia was 39.5 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, under-5 recorded in Namibia?: The highest recorded value was 103.1 per 1,000 live births in 1979.
What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Namibia?: The lowest recorded value was 39.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Namibia rank for mortality rate, under-5?: Namibia ranks 38th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, under-5 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.