Number of neonatal deaths in Namibia
Namibia: Number of neonatal deaths was 1,676 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of neonatal deaths in Namibia, 1970–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Namibia is 1,676, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Namibia peaked at 1,839 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,008, in 1970.
That places Namibia 81st 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 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,213 | 1,008 | 1,335 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,316 | 1,261 | 1,411 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,530 | 1,441 | 1,612 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,266 | 1,190 | 1,382 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,709 | 1,431 | 1,839 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,733 | 1,676 | 1,797 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 neonatal deaths in Namibia?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Namibia was 1,676 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,839 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,008 in 1970.
- How does Namibia rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Namibia ranks 81st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.