Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Namibia
Namibia: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 3.6 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Namibia is 3.6 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Namibia peaked at 8.7 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.6 per 1,000, in 2024.
That places Namibia 45th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Namibia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.7 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 8.4 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 8.2 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 8 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 7.9 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 7.8 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 7.7 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 7.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7.8 per 1,000 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 7.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7.9 per 1,000 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 8 per 1,000 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.1 per 1,000 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 8.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 7.9 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.8 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 7.7 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 7.5 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 7.4 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.2 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 7 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 6.8 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 6.5 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 6.2 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 5.8 per 1,000 | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 5.5 per 1,000 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 5.1 per 1,000 | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 4.8 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 4.4 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 3.8 per 1,000 | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 3.6 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 per 1,000 | 7.7 per 1,000 | 8.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.96 per 1,000 | 7.7 per 1,000 | 8.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5 per 1,000 | 5.1 per 1,000 | 7.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.14 per 1,000 | 3.6 per 1,000 | 4.8 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,724 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,710 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 67,906 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,030 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42,907 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -4.68 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Namibia?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Namibia was 3.6 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Namibia ranks 45th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.