Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita was 8.01 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.01 years
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
19th
of 236 countries
All-time high
11.84 years
in 1982
All-time low
3.27 years
in 2000
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Namibia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 8.01 years for sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Namibia peaked at 11.84 years in 1982 and was at its lowest, 3.27 years, in 2000.
That places Namibia 19th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.46 years | — |
| 1951 | 4.44 years | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 4.3 years | -3.1% |
| 1953 | 4.28 years | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 4.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 4.31 years | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 4.24 years | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 4.18 years | -1.3% |
| 1958 | 4.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 4.14 years | -1.6% |
| 1960 | 3.99 years | -3.5% |
| 1961 | 4.05 years | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 4 years | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 3.94 years | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 3.85 years | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 3.82 years | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 4.38 years | +14.7% |
| 1967 | 4.3 years | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 4.34 years | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 4.33 years | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 4.35 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 4.46 years | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 4.52 years | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 4.64 years | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 4.82 years | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 5.14 years | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 5.28 years | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 5.56 years | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 5.83 years | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 6.06 years | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 11.62 years | +91.8% |
| 1981 | 11.8 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 11.84 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 11.57 years | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 11.18 years | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 10.97 years | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 10.83 years | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 10.59 years | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 10.36 years | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 7.73 years | -25.3% |
| 1990 | 6.1 years | -21.1% |
| 1991 | 5.98 years | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 5.8 years | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 5.75 years | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 5.05 years | -12.2% |
| 1995 | 4.63 years | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 4.2 years | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 3.7 years | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 3.48 years | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 3.69 years | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 3.27 years | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 3.41 years | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 3.44 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 3.32 years | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 3.57 years | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 3.59 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 4.2 years | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 4.72 years | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 5.18 years | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 5.09 years | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 5.24 years | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 5.64 years | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 6.04 years | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 6.08 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 5.99 years | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 6.26 years | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 6.61 years | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 6.91 years | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 7.23 years | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 7.52 years | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 7.87 years | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 7.23 years | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 7.72 years | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 8.01 years | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.28 years | 4.14 years | 4.46 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.1 years | 3.82 years | 4.38 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.07 years | 4.35 years | 6.06 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.85 years | 7.73 years | 11.84 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.84 years | 3.48 years | 6.1 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.98 years | 3.27 years | 5.18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.35 years | 5.24 years | 7.52 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.71 years | 7.23 years | 8.01 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Namibia?
- Sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Namibia was 8.01 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.84 years in 1982.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.27 years in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita?
- Namibia ranks 19th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.