Health in Namibia 312 indicators covering health for Namibia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Treatment for hypertension 44.0% 2019 up 29.0% 91st Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 546 2024 down 23.6% 103rd Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 119 2024 down 32.0% 86th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 154 2024 down 20.2% 89th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, female 90 2024 down 32.3% 102nd Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male 121 2024 down 14.8% 101st Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female 218 2024 down 35.9% 100th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male 328 2024 down 12.5% 103rd Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 128 2024 down 38.2% 99th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 207 2024 down 11.2% 103rd Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 187 2024 down 45.8% 91st Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 410 2024 down 10.5% 95th Prevalence of HIV, total 9.0% 2024 down 28.6% 8th Number of people who are undernourished 500,000 2023 unchanged 75th External health expenditure channeled through government 46.7% 2023 up 19.0% 67th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 22.1% 2021 up 18.2% 39th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 24.6% 2021 down 9.6% 62nd Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 23.1% 2021 up 2.7% 48th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 1.38 per 100,000 population 2021 up 17.9% 29th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 1.33 per 100,000 female population 2021 up 35.7% 15th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 1.43 per 100,000 male population 2021 up 4.4% 48th Suicide mortality rate, female 3.57 per 100,000 female population 2021 up 5.6% 89th Suicide mortality rate, male 13.86 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 7.6% 62nd Suicide mortality rate 8.59 per 100,000 population 2021 down 4.6% 70th Nurses and midwives 5.39 per 1,000 people 2022 up 195.1% 70th Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol 1.66 2020 down 0.6% 89th Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projecte 5.05 2020 up 1.8% 81st Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, pr 8.79 2020 up 2.6% 80th Low-birthweight babies 15.6% 2020 down 3.1% 27th Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care 11.5% 2022 down 43.1% 67th Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care 26.9% 2022 down 23.1% 53rd Prevalence of anemia among children 46.1% 2019 up 0.7% 49th Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV 210,000 2024 up 10.5% 28th Physicians 0.553 per 1,000 people 2022 up 44.4% 137th Life satisfaction vs. child mortality 4.78 2025 up 4.5% 110th Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 4,500 2024 down 46.4% 35th AIDS estimated deaths 3,200 UNAIDS estimates 2024 down 5.9% 30th Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 1,068 current international $ 2023 up 9.2% 98th Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 80.04 current international $ 2023 down 7.9% 149th Domestic general government health expenditure 5.5% 2023 up 6.6% 44th Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 321.67 current international $ 2023 down 22.9% 106th Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare 7.5% 2023 down 15.7% 179th Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 232.33 current US$ 2023 down 16.5% 98th Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending 58.5% 2023 up 13.4% 91st Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV 3,700 2024 down 43.9% 35th People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 44.6% 2017 up 7.0% 78th Number of stillbirths 1,264 2023 up 9.5% 90th Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV 1,100 2024 down 54.2% 38th Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP 9.5% 2023 down 6.0% 36th People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rur 27.5% 2017 unchanged 78th People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urb 62.4% 2017 unchanged 68th Capital health expenditure 0.0% 2022 down 87.4% 119th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nu 56.1% 2021 down 3.5% 18th Cause of death, by injury 7.1% 2021 down 10.3% 84th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases 29.9% 2021 down 11.8% 177th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes 6.8% 2021 — 17th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 55.9% 2023 up 5.1% 23rd Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT 97.0% 2024 up 16.9% 12th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 30.0% 2023 up 3.8% 8th Incidence of malaria 7.2 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 down 48.8% 53rd ← Previous Page 5 of 6 Next →