Namibia - Child and infant mortality
Number of infant deaths
The value for Number of infant deaths in Namibia was 2,107 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 52 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,861 in 1981 and a minimum value of 1,996 in 1968.
Definition: Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.
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.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,996 |
| 1969 | 2,076 |
| 1970 | 2,158 |
| 1971 | 2,247 |
| 1972 | 2,335 |
| 1973 | 2,420 |
| 1974 | 2,504 |
| 1975 | 2,584 |
| 1976 | 2,659 |
| 1977 | 2,727 |
| 1978 | 2,784 |
| 1979 | 2,827 |
| 1980 | 2,853 |
| 1981 | 2,861 |
| 1982 | 2,851 |
| 1983 | 2,826 |
| 1984 | 2,790 |
| 1985 | 2,746 |
| 1986 | 2,703 |
| 1987 | 2,666 |
| 1988 | 2,638 |
| 1989 | 2,612 |
| 1990 | 2,591 |
| 1991 | 2,579 |
| 1992 | 2,570 |
| 1993 | 2,574 |
| 1994 | 2,591 |
| 1995 | 2,616 |
| 1996 | 2,628 |
| 1997 | 2,621 |
| 1998 | 2,589 |
| 1999 | 2,540 |
| 2000 | 2,474 |
| 2001 | 2,416 |
| 2002 | 2,380 |
| 2003 | 2,373 |
| 2004 | 2,365 |
| 2005 | 2,214 |
| 2006 | 2,144 |
| 2007 | 2,214 |
| 2008 | 2,267 |
| 2009 | 2,383 |
| 2010 | 2,335 |
| 2011 | 2,394 |
| 2012 | 2,505 |
| 2013 | 2,401 |
| 2014 | 2,310 |
| 2015 | 2,285 |
| 2016 | 2,271 |
| 2017 | 2,235 |
| 2018 | 2,207 |
| 2019 | 2,157 |
| 2020 | 2,107 |
Number of under-five deaths
The value for Number of under-five deaths in Namibia was 2,805 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,392 in 1981 and a minimum value of 2,805 in 2020.
Definition: Number of children dying before reaching age five.
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.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 3,513 |
| 1973 | 3,651 |
| 1974 | 3,791 |
| 1975 | 3,929 |
| 1976 | 4,060 |
| 1977 | 4,181 |
| 1978 | 4,281 |
| 1979 | 4,354 |
| 1980 | 4,391 |
| 1981 | 4,392 |
| 1982 | 4,361 |
| 1983 | 4,297 |
| 1984 | 4,216 |
| 1985 | 4,123 |
| 1986 | 4,030 |
| 1987 | 3,949 |
| 1988 | 3,887 |
| 1989 | 3,833 |
| 1990 | 3,792 |
| 1991 | 3,769 |
| 1992 | 3,765 |
| 1993 | 3,793 |
| 1994 | 3,864 |
| 1995 | 3,969 |
| 1996 | 4,078 |
| 1997 | 4,170 |
| 1998 | 4,224 |
| 1999 | 4,237 |
| 2000 | 4,207 |
| 2001 | 4,153 |
| 2002 | 4,106 |
| 2003 | 4,089 |
| 2004 | 4,105 |
| 2005 | 3,928 |
| 2006 | 3,692 |
| 2007 | 3,512 |
| 2008 | 3,268 |
| 2009 | 3,151 |
| 2010 | 3,072 |
| 2011 | 3,129 |
| 2012 | 3,296 |
| 2013 | 3,255 |
| 2014 | 3,223 |
| 2015 | 3,242 |
| 2016 | 3,184 |
| 2017 | 3,104 |
| 2018 | 3,052 |
| 2019 | 2,918 |
| 2020 | 2,805 |
Number of neonatal deaths
The value for Number of neonatal deaths in Namibia was 1,415 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,521 in 1991 and a minimum value of 1,093 in 1970.
Definition: Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.
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.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,093 |
| 1971 | 1,151 |
| 1972 | 1,208 |
| 1973 | 1,262 |
| 1974 | 1,311 |
| 1975 | 1,352 |
| 1976 | 1,382 |
| 1977 | 1,402 |
| 1978 | 1,417 |
| 1979 | 1,432 |
| 1980 | 1,452 |
| 1981 | 1,472 |
| 1982 | 1,492 |
| 1983 | 1,506 |
| 1984 | 1,513 |
| 1985 | 1,512 |
| 1986 | 1,508 |
| 1987 | 1,507 |
| 1988 | 1,508 |
| 1989 | 1,511 |
| 1990 | 1,517 |
| 1991 | 1,521 |
| 1992 | 1,516 |
| 1993 | 1,506 |
| 1994 | 1,491 |
| 1995 | 1,473 |
| 1996 | 1,448 |
| 1997 | 1,421 |
| 1998 | 1,388 |
| 1999 | 1,347 |
| 2000 | 1,292 |
| 2001 | 1,241 |
| 2002 | 1,197 |
| 2003 | 1,164 |
| 2004 | 1,146 |
| 2005 | 1,144 |
| 2006 | 1,159 |
| 2007 | 1,191 |
| 2008 | 1,241 |
| 2009 | 1,304 |
| 2010 | 1,356 |
| 2011 | 1,405 |
| 2012 | 1,445 |
| 2013 | 1,477 |
| 2014 | 1,496 |
| 2015 | 1,506 |
| 2016 | 1,497 |
| 2017 | 1,482 |
| 2018 | 1,460 |
| 2019 | 1,441 |
| 2020 | 1,415 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Mortality
