How does Namibia rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?

Namibia ranks 152nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.

Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Namibia

Name: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Namibia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Namibia: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0017 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0017 units per square kilometre

Change on year

down 0.8%

World rank

152nd

of 195 countries

All-time high

0.0025 units per square kilometre

in 2000

All-time low

0.0017 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Years of data

1972–2023

Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Namibia, 1972–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Namibia stood at 0.0017 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 0.0025 units per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 units per square kilometre, in 2023.

That places Namibia 152nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Namibia, 1972 to 2023.
Year	units per square kilometre	Change
1972	0.0019 units per square kilometre	—
1973	0.0019 units per square kilometre	+3.9%
1974	0.002 units per square kilometre	+4.1%
1975	0.0021 units per square kilometre	+4.1%
1976	0.0022 units per square kilometre	+4.0%
1977	0.0022 units per square kilometre	+3.2%
1978	0.0023 units per square kilometre	+2.4%
1979	0.0023 units per square kilometre	+0.4%
1980	0.0023 units per square kilometre	-0.6%
1981	0.0023 units per square kilometre	-1.4%
1982	0.0022 units per square kilometre	-3.3%
1983	0.0021 units per square kilometre	-3.4%
1984	0.0021 units per square kilometre	-2.4%
1985	0.002 units per square kilometre	-2.2%
1986	0.002 units per square kilometre	-2.0%
1987	0.002 units per square kilometre	-1.2%
1988	0.002 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1989	0.002 units per square kilometre	+0.9%
1990	0.0021 units per square kilometre	+5.6%
1991	0.0022 units per square kilometre	+5.0%
1992	0.0022 units per square kilometre	+1.1%
1993	0.0022 units per square kilometre	+0.8%
1994	0.0023 units per square kilometre	+1.1%
1995	0.0023 units per square kilometre	+0.9%
1996	0.0023 units per square kilometre	+0.5%
1997	0.0023 units per square kilometre	+2.1%
1998	0.0024 units per square kilometre	+3.2%
1999	0.0025 units per square kilometre	+2.7%
2000	0.0025 units per square kilometre	+0.8%
2001	0.0025 units per square kilometre	-1.0%
2002	0.0024 units per square kilometre	-1.7%
2003	0.0024 units per square kilometre	-1.8%
2004	0.0023 units per square kilometre	-1.8%
2005	0.0022 units per square kilometre	-4.1%
2006	0.0021 units per square kilometre	-5.9%
2007	0.002 units per square kilometre	-4.5%
2008	0.0019 units per square kilometre	-5.4%
2009	0.0018 units per square kilometre	-5.4%
2010	0.0017 units per square kilometre	-3.1%
2011	0.0018 units per square kilometre	+1.9%
2012	0.0019 units per square kilometre	+8.1%
2013	0.0019 units per square kilometre	-1.1%
2014	0.0019 units per square kilometre	+0.4%
2015	0.002 units per square kilometre	+5.7%
2016	0.002 units per square kilometre	+0.7%
2017	0.002 units per square kilometre	-2.2%
2018	0.002 units per square kilometre	-1.8%
2019	0.0019 units per square kilometre	-3.4%
2020	0.0018 units per square kilometre	-3.5%
2021	0.0018 units per square kilometre	-3.1%
2022	0.0017 units per square kilometre	-3.4%
2023	0.0017 units per square kilometre	-0.8%

Namibia compared with similar countries

Namibia's 0.0017 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0351 units per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Namibia's 0.0017 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0021 units per square kilometre	0.0019 units per square kilometre	0.0023 units per square kilometre	8
1980s	0.0021 units per square kilometre	0.002 units per square kilometre	0.0023 units per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0023 units per square kilometre	0.0021 units per square kilometre	0.0025 units per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0022 units per square kilometre	0.0018 units per square kilometre	0.0025 units per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0019 units per square kilometre	0.0017 units per square kilometre	0.002 units per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0017 units per square kilometre	0.0017 units per square kilometre	0.0018 units per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Namibia

149 Poland 0.002 units per square kilometre compare
150 Belize 0.0018 units per square kilometre compare
151 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0017 units per square kilometre compare
153 Serbia 0.0017 units per square kilometre compare
154 Italy 0.0016 units per square kilometre compare
155 Botswana 0.0016 units per square kilometre compare

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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)

All data for Namibia →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Namibia?: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Namibia was 0.0017 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0025 units per square kilometre in 2000.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 units per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Namibia rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?: Namibia ranks 152nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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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
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 238 places, 11,881 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 05 September 2026

Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.