Number of under-five deaths, female in Namibia
Namibia: Number of under-five deaths, female was 1,358 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female in Namibia, 1972–2024
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 under-five deaths, female in Namibia is 1,358, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Namibia peaked at 2,050 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,358, in 2024.
That places Namibia 85th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1,531 | — |
| 1973 | 1,591 | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 1,656 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 1,724 | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 1,793 | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 1,850 | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 1,894 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 1,901 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1,890 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 1,863 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 1,801 | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 1,740 | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 1,699 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 1,661 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 1,628 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 1,609 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 1,609 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,623 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1,714 | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 1,800 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 1,819 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1,833 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1,854 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1,870 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1,880 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1,919 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1,980 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 2,034 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 2,050 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 2,030 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1,995 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1,959 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 1,924 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1,846 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 1,738 | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1,659 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 1,569 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 1,484 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 1,438 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 1,466 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1,585 | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 1,567 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1,573 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,663 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 1,675 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,638 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1,609 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,555 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 1,501 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 1,454 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 1,405 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 1,394 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1,358 | -2.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1,358 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,313, 31% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1,358 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,955, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,742 | 1,531 | 1,901 | 8 |
| 1980s | 1,712 | 1,609 | 1,890 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,870 | 1,714 | 2,034 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,825 | 1,484 | 2,050 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,577 | 1,438 | 1,675 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,422 | 1,358 | 1,501 | 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 in Namibia?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Namibia was 1,358 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,050 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,358 in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Namibia ranks 85th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.