Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita was 0.0004 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Namibia, 1972–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Namibia is 0.0004 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.002 units per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per person, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 46th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0019 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.002 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.002 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.002 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.002 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.002 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0019 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0019 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0018 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0014 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0013 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.001 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.001 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 units per person | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,653 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26,964 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27,746 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 236,050 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,029 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1947 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Namibia?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Namibia was 0.0004 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.002 units per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 46th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.