Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Namibia
Namibia: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 273 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Namibia recorded 273 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Namibia peaked at 419 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 273, in 2024.
That places Namibia 89th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 351.7 | 316 | 412 | 10 |
| 2000s | 407 | 382 | 419 | 10 |
| 2010s | 361.8 | 337 | 372 | 10 |
| 2020s | 298.4 | 273 | 325 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 86 France 277 compare
- 86 United Kingdom 277 compare
- 88 Eritrea 274 compare
- 90 Gabon 271 compare
- 91 Azerbaijan 233 compare
- 92 Tajikistan 231 compare
More education data for Namibia
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21,240 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 117.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 123.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.15 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Namibia?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Namibia was 273 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 419 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 273 in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Namibia ranks 89th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. 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 Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years