Suicide mortality rate in Namibia
Namibia: Suicide mortality rate was 8.59 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Namibia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate in Namibia is 8.59 per 100,000 population, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Namibia peaked at 10.57 per 100,000 population in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.02 per 100,000 population, in 2016.
Namibia ranks 70th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.84 per 100,000 population | 8.61 per 100,000 population | 10.57 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.78 per 100,000 population | 8.02 per 100,000 population | 9.62 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.47 per 100,000 population | 8.36 per 100,000 population | 8.59 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More health data for Namibia
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 29,210 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.9% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 43,578 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.7% (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)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 27,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 29,582 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Namibia?
- Suicide mortality rate in Namibia was 8.59 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.57 per 100,000 population in 2003.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.02 per 100,000 population in 2016.
- How does Namibia rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Namibia ranks 70th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).