Children died before five per woman in Namibia
Namibia: Children died before five per woman was 0.1188 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children died before five per woman in Namibia, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.1188 for children died before five per woman in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Namibia peaked at 0.949 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1188, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 50th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children died before five per woman in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.949 | — |
| 1967 | 0.6272 | -33.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6305 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.6332 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6348 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.6375 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.6398 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6442 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6491 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6537 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6562 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6583 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.657 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6514 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6411 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6231 | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6001 | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5742 | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.546 | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5158 | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4864 | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4588 | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4352 | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4127 | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3915 | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3776 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3622 | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3483 | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3345 | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3215 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3118 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3142 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3199 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3209 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.311 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2969 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2845 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2735 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2663 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2527 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2332 | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2201 | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2062 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1924 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1825 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1828 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1933 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1856 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1816 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1868 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1837 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1747 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1678 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1585 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.15 | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1427 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1289 | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1253 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1188 | -5.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.1188 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1232, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.1188 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 54% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children died before five per woman in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | -33.9% | 0.949 | 0.6272 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.71 | 0.6272 | 0.949 | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.6482 | 0.6348 | 0.6583 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5294 | 0.4127 | 0.6411 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3402 | 0.3118 | 0.3915 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2537 | 0.1924 | 0.311 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1797 | 0.1585 | 0.1933 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1331 | 0.1188 | 0.15 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Namibia?
- Children died before five per woman in Namibia was 0.1188 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.949 in 1960.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1188 in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for children died before five per woman?
- Namibia ranks 50th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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