Number of infant deaths, male in Namibia
Namibia: Number of infant deaths, male was 1,553 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of infant deaths, male in Namibia, 1968–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, male in Namibia is 1,553, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Namibia peaked at 1,816 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 985, in 1968.
Namibia ranks 80th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, male in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 985 | — |
| 1969 | 1,026 | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 1,073 | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 1,122 | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 1,175 | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 1,232 | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 1,291 | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 1,355 | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 1,419 | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 1,472 | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 1,514 | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 1,519 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 1,519 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,516 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 1,478 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 1,455 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 1,451 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1,444 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 1,441 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1,445 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1,459 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1,486 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 1,595 | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 1,676 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 1,664 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1,632 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1,601 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 1,558 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 1,517 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 1,515 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,537 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 1,542 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,511 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 1,460 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 1,414 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1,379 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1,349 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1,289 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 1,284 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,358 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 1,446 | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 1,539 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 1,542 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,596 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 1,738 | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 1,739 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,742 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,791 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1,816 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,797 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1,787 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1,759 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,718 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1,679 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 1,618 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 1,607 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1,553 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,006 | 985 | 1,026 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1,317 | 1,073 | 1,519 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,469 | 1,441 | 1,519 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,584 | 1,515 | 1,676 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,403 | 1,284 | 1,539 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,731 | 1,542 | 1,816 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,635 | 1,553 | 1,718 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 77 Honduras 1,690 compare
- 78 United Kingdom 1,612 compare
- 79 Jordan 1,578 compare
- 81 Guinea-Bissau 1,536 compare
- 82 Gambia 1,525 compare
- 83 Equatorial Guinea 1,471 compare
More education data for Namibia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,240 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 120.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Namibia?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Namibia was 1,553 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,816 in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 985 in 1968.
- How does Namibia rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Namibia ranks 80th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.