Namibia records decline in infant mortality rate

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2025-02-04

WINDHOEK, 05 June 2023- Executive Director in the Ministry of Health and Social Service, Ben Nangombe. (Photo by: Linea Dishena) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 04 JAN (NAMPA) – Namibia’s infant mortality rate declined by just over 3 per cent over the past two years, the Ministry of Health and Social Services has reported.
The infant mortality rate declined from 27.248 deaths per 1 000 live births in 2023 to 25.414 deaths per 1 000 live births in 2024, representing a 3.06 per cent decrease. This follows a 4.30 per cent decline from 2022 to 2023, the health ministry’s Executive Director, Ben Nan...

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