Infant Mortality Rate: Namibia
Namibia's infant mortality rate is currently 36.4 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # Namibia Infant Mortality Rate Namibia recorded an infant mortality rate of 36.
Current (2024)
36.4 per 1,000 births
-5.0% y/y
Peak (1980)
72.1 per 1,000 births
Low (2024)
36.4 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1967–2024 · 58 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — Namibia
1967 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — Namibia
Analysis# Namibia Infant Mortality Rate
Namibia recorded an infant mortality rate of 36.4 per 1,000 births in 2024, representing a historic low for the country. Since 1967, the rate has declined 38.9%, falling from a peak of 72.1 per 1,000 births in 1980. This sustained improvement reflects decades of progress in maternal and child health outcomes across the nation.
The most dramatic improvements emerged after 2015, when the rate stood at 45.3 per 1,000 births. Over the following nine years, Namibia achieved a consistent annual decline, dropping nearly 9 points to reach 36.4 by 2024. This accelerating trend suggests strengthened healthcare infrastructure and vaccination programs continue driving gains in infant survival.
Historical Data
58 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36.4 per 1,000 births | -4.96% |
| 2023 | 38.3 per 1,000 births | -1.29% |
| 2022 | 38.8 per 1,000 births | -3.96% |
| 2021 | 40.4 per 1,000 births | -2.88% |
| 2020 | 41.6 per 1,000 births | -2.80% |
| 2019 | 42.8 per 1,000 births | -2.28% |
| 2018 | 43.8 per 1,000 births | -1.13% |
| 2017 | 44.3 per 1,000 births | -2.21% |
| 2016 | 45.3 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2015 | 45.3 per 1,000 births | +0.89% |
| 2014 | 44.9 per 1,000 births | -1.97% |
| 2013 | 45.8 per 1,000 births | -2.35% |
| 2012 | 46.9 per 1,000 births | +6.11% |
| 2011 | 44.2 per 1,000 births | +1.14% |
| 2010 | 43.7 per 1,000 births | -2.46% |
| 2009 | 44.8 per 1,000 births | +3.70% |
| 2008 | 43.2 per 1,000 births | +4.35% |
| 2007 | 41.4 per 1,000 births | +3.24% |
| 2006 | 40.1 per 1,000 births | -2.91% |
| 2005 | 41.3 per 1,000 births | -6.35% |
Show all 58 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 44.1 per 1,000 births | -2.43% |
| 2003 | 45.2 per 1,000 births | -1.74% |
| 2002 | 46 per 1,000 births | -1.92% |
| 2001 | 46.9 per 1,000 births | -2.29% |
| 2000 | 48 per 1,000 births | -2.64% |
| 1999 | 49.3 per 1,000 births | -1.99% |
| 1998 | 50.3 per 1,000 births | -1.18% |
| 1997 | 50.9 per 1,000 births | -0.39% |
| 1996 | 51.1 per 1,000 births | -0.97% |
| 1995 | 51.6 per 1,000 births | -0.96% |
| 1994 | 52.1 per 1,000 births | -1.33% |
| 1993 | 52.8 per 1,000 births | -1.68% |
| 1992 | 53.7 per 1,000 births | -2.01% |
| 1991 | 54.8 per 1,000 births | -2.49% |
| 1990 | 56.2 per 1,000 births | -2.26% |
| 1989 | 57.5 per 1,000 births | -2.71% |
| 1988 | 59.1 per 1,000 births | -2.96% |
| 1987 | 60.9 per 1,000 births | -3.18% |
| 1986 | 62.9 per 1,000 births | -3.38% |
| 1985 | 65.1 per 1,000 births | -3.41% |
| 1984 | 67.4 per 1,000 births | -2.74% |
| 1983 | 69.3 per 1,000 births | -2.12% |
| 1982 | 70.8 per 1,000 births | -1.26% |
| 1981 | 71.7 per 1,000 births | -0.55% |
| 1980 | 72.1 per 1,000 births | +0.56% |
| 1979 | 71.7 per 1,000 births | +1.27% |
| 1978 | 70.8 per 1,000 births | +1.72% |
| 1977 | 69.6 per 1,000 births | +2.05% |
| 1976 | 68.2 per 1,000 births | +2.25% |
| 1975 | 66.7 per 1,000 births | +1.99% |
| 1974 | 65.4 per 1,000 births | +1.55% |
| 1973 | 64.4 per 1,000 births | +1.58% |
| 1972 | 63.4 per 1,000 births | +1.44% |
| 1971 | 62.5 per 1,000 births | +1.30% |
| 1970 | 61.7 per 1,000 births | +1.31% |
| 1969 | 60.9 per 1,000 births | +1.00% |
| 1968 | 60.3 per 1,000 births | +1.17% |
| 1967 | 59.6 per 1,000 births | — |
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