Health in Namibia

312 indicators covering health for Namibia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 39,107 2025 up 38.1% 117th
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 39,301 2025 up 35.5% 117th
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 39,598 2025 up 35.3% 117th
Fertility rate, total 3.21 births per woman 2024 down 11.7% 50th
Life expectancy at birth, male 63.45 years 2024 up 12.8% 184th
Life expectancy at birth, total 67.52 years 2024 up 13.8% 170th
Life expectancy at birth, female 71.48 years 2024 up 14.8% 159th
Mortality rate, infant, male 40 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 18.5% 30th
Mortality rate, infant 36.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 18.9% 30th
Mortality rate, infant, female 32.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 19.3% 30th
Death rate, crude 6.18 per 1,000 people 2024 down 35.4% 152nd
Birth rate, crude 25.89 per 1,000 people 2024 down 16.5% 47th
Mortality rate, adult, male 302.25 per 1,000 male adults 2024 down 37.0% 16th
Mortality rate, adult, female 170.87 per 1,000 female adults 2024 down 52.2% 41st
Survival to age 65, female 73.0% 2024 up 37.8% 173rd
Survival to age 65, male 57.5% 2024 up 44.4% 194th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 0.1188 under-five deaths per woman 2024 down 34.6% 50th
Immunization, measles 79.0% 2024 down 4.8% 149th
Immunization, DPT 74.0% 2024 down 15.9% 160th
Immunization, Pol3 75.0% 2024 down 14.8% 153rd
Immunization, BCG 94.0% 2024 down 3.1% 77th
Mortality rate, neonatal 21.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 11.9% 37th
Mortality rate, under-5, male 43.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 20.5% 39th
Mortality rate, under-5, female 35.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 21.2% 42nd
Mortality rate, under-5 39.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 21.0% 38th
Life expectancy 67.38 years 2023 up 15.3% 188th
Maternal mortality ratio 139 2023 down 65.4% 54th
Lifetime risk of maternal death 0.4% 2023 down 68.2% 49th
Lifetime risk of maternal death 225 1 in: rate varies by country 2023 up 212.5% 146th
Number of maternal deaths 110 2023 down 60.7% 77th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female 3.1 per 1,000 2024 down 51.6% 45th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male 4 per 1,000 2024 down 43.7% 46th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, female 2.7 per 1,000 2024 down 49.1% 43rd
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male 3.7 per 1,000 2024 down 35.1% 44th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female 7.2 per 1,000 2024 down 46.7% 39th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, male 10.9 per 1,000 2024 down 28.3% 46th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female 4.5 per 1,000 2024 down 45.1% 35th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years 9 per 1,000 2024 down 37.1% 44th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male 7.3 per 1,000 2024 down 23.2% 49th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, female 7.2 per 1,000 2024 down 46.3% 30th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male 15.5 per 1,000 2024 down 15.8% 25th
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV 64.8% 2024 up 3.0% 18th
Prevalence of HIV, male 2.2% 2024 down 8.3% 7th
Prevalence of HIV, female 3.4% 2024 down 32.0% 8th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 2.6 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 2024 down 58.1% 8th
Incidence of HIV, all 1.6 per 1,000 uninfected population 2024 down 60.0% 7th
Prevalence of overweight 36.5% 2022 up 13.1% 152nd
Prevalence of overweight, male 27.1% 2022 up 18.7% 158th
Prevalence of overweight, female 44.8% 2022 up 10.5% 138th
Immunization, HepB3 74.0% 2024 down 15.9% 154th
Life expectancy at age 15 78.2 years 2100 up 1.5% 202nd
Incidence of HIV, ages 50+ 1.2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ 2024 down 58.6% 3rd
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV 220,000 2024 up 4.8% 27th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24 2.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 2024 down 58.8% 8th
Newborns protected against tetanus 88.0% 2024 up 3.5% 62nd
Population ages 55-59, male 2.6% 2025 up 19.9% 176th
Population ages 40-44, male 5.5% 2025 up 9.3% 165th
Population ages 60-64, male 2.0% 2025 up 20.1% 178th
Population ages 65-69, male 1.3% 2025 up 8.1% 178th
Population ages 65-69, female 1.8% 2025 up 11.8% 162nd