Number of infant deaths in Namibia
Namibia: Number of infant deaths was 2,808 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of infant deaths in Namibia, 1968–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths in Namibia stood at 2,808.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Namibia peaked at 3,298 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,817, in 1968.
That places Namibia 80th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,856 | 1,817 | 1,894 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2,439 | 1,981 | 2,821 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,716 | 2,659 | 2,819 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,900 | 2,766 | 3,081 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,547 | 2,327 | 2,795 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,144 | 2,801 | 3,298 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,960 | 2,808 | 3,114 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 77 Ecuador 2,945 compare
- 78 United Kingdom 2,835 compare
- 79 Jordan 2,815 compare
- 81 Guinea-Bissau 2,710 compare
- 82 Gambia 2,674 compare
- 83 Equatorial Guinea 2,632 compare
More health data for Namibia
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 29,210 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 43,578 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 27,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 28,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 30,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 31,695 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 31,119 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 29,582 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Namibia?
- Number of infant deaths in Namibia was 2,808 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,298 in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,817 in 1968.
- How does Namibia rank for number of infant deaths?
- Namibia ranks 80th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.