Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Namibia
Created on April 7, 2021.
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Namibia was 29.40 in 2021, a difference of -0.6 compared to 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Namibia were 32.30 and 26.30 respectively in 2021.

The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Namibia for 1967-2021.

See also: Neonatal Mortality Rate of Namibia.

Data Source: World Bank.
Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Namibia
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Male
Female
Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Namibia
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Year Total Male Female
1967 61.80 66.40 56.80
1968 62.00 66.70 57.00
1969 62.20 66.90 57.30
1970 62.50 67.20 57.50
1971 62.80 67.50 57.90
1972 63.10 67.80 58.20
1973 63.50 68.20 58.60
1974 63.90 68.60 59.00
1975 64.40 69.10 59.40
1976 64.90 69.60 59.90
1977 65.30 70.10 60.30
1978 65.60 70.40 60.60
1979 65.60 70.40 60.50
1980 65.30 70.10 60.10
1981 64.40 69.20 59.20
1982 63.10 67.90 58.10
1983 61.50 66.20 56.50
1984 59.50 64.20 54.60
1985 57.40 62.00 52.60
1986 55.40 59.90 50.70
1987 53.50 57.80 48.90
1988 51.80 56.00 47.30
1989 50.20 54.40 45.80
1990 48.90 53.00 44.50
1991 47.70 51.80 43.40
1992 47.00 51.00 42.70
1993 46.60 50.60 42.30
1994 46.60 50.70 42.30
1995 47.00 51.10 42.70
1996 47.40 51.60 43.10
1997 47.60 51.80 43.10
1998 47.00 51.10 42.50
1999 46.00 50.10 41.60
2000 44.90 49.00 40.60
2001 44.00 48.10 39.80
2002 43.30 47.30 39.00
2003 42.80 46.80 38.60
2004 42.10 46.10 38.00
2005 39.00 42.70 35.10
2006 37.30 40.90 33.50
2007 37.80 41.40 34.00
2008 37.80 41.40 34.00
2009 38.80 42.40 34.90
2010 36.90 40.40 33.30
2011 37.20 40.70 33.50
2012 38.30 41.90 34.50
2013 36.00 39.50 32.30
2014 33.50 36.70 30.00
2015 33.30 36.50 29.80
2016 32.60 35.80 29.20
2017 32.00 35.10 28.60
2018 31.50 34.50 28.20
2019 30.70 33.80 27.60
2020 30.00 33.10 26.90
2021 29.40 32.30 26.30