Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Namibia
Namibia: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 66 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Namibia, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Namibia is 66, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Namibia peaked at 66 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 125th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49 | — |
| 2001 | 50 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 53 | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 55 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 56 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 57 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 58 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 59 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 60 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 58 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 60 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 61 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 61 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 65 | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 66 | +1.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 66 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 66 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.4 | 49 | 58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7 | 58 | 60 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.25 | 61 | 66 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 125 Marshall Islands 66 compare
- 127 Micronesia (country) 65 compare
- 127 Morocco 65 compare
- 127 Palestine 65 compare
- 127 Tuvalu 65 compare
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0646 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Namibia?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Namibia was 66 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 66 in 2023.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49 in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Namibia ranks 125th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Universal healthcare coverage (UHC) service coverage is measured on a scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) based on the average coverage of essential healthcare services.