What is the highest child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Namibia?

The highest recorded value was 10.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1979.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Namibia?

The lowest recorded value was 3.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Namibia rank for child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita?

Namibia ranks 38th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Namibia?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Namibia data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Namibia

Name: Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Namibia
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Namibia: Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 3.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

3.95 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.9%

World rank

38th

of 199 countries

All-time high

10.31 deaths per 100 live births

in 1979

All-time low

3.95 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1967–2024

Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Namibia, 1967–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 3.95 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Namibia peaked at 10.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3.95 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Namibia ranks 38th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	9.65 deaths per 100 live births	9.63 deaths per 100 live births	9.67 deaths per 100 live births	3
1970s	9.98 deaths per 100 live births	9.7 deaths per 100 live births	10.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	8.97 deaths per 100 live births	7.54 deaths per 100 live births	10.27 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	7.38 deaths per 100 live births	7.12 deaths per 100 live births	7.81 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	6.92 deaths per 100 live births	5.32 deaths per 100 live births	7.82 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	5.02 deaths per 100 live births	4.66 deaths per 100 live births	5.26 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	4.2 deaths per 100 live births	3.95 deaths per 100 live births	4.48 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Namibia

35 Eswatini 4.51 deaths per 100 live births compare
36 Ethiopia 4.45 deaths per 100 live births compare
37 Gambia 4.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
39 Papua New Guinea 3.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
40 Congo 3.91 deaths per 100 live births compare
41 Turkmenistan 3.9 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More climate change data for Namibia

Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
Population growth 2.0% (2025)
Population, total 3.09 million (2025)
Urban population growth 3.0% (2025)
Urban population 1.57 million (2025)
Urban population 50.9% (2025)
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.14 tonnes per person (2024)
Cumulative CO₂ emissions 87.20 million tonnes (2024)
CO₂ emissions per capita 1.14 tonnes per person (2024)
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.14 tonnes per person (2024)

All data for Namibia →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Namibia?: Child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Namibia was 3.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Namibia?: The highest recorded value was 10.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1979.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Namibia?: The lowest recorded value was 3.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Namibia rank for child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita?: Namibia ranks 38th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Namibia?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Namibia data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,056 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .