Healthy life expectancy at birth in Namibia
Namibia: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 52.82 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
52.82
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
173rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
55.72
in 2020
All-time low
45.4
in 2003
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Namibia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 52.82 for healthy life expectancy at birth in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Namibia peaked at 55.72 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45.4, in 2003.
That places Namibia 173rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.72 | — |
| 2001 | 46.19 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 45.68 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 45.4 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 45.61 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 46.59 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 48.11 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 49.88 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 51.38 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 52.12 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 52.66 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 53.29 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 53.79 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 54.12 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 54.18 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 54.12 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 54.3 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 54.57 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 54.97 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 55.53 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 55.72 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 52.82 | -5.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 52.82 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.22, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 52.82 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 54.75, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.77 | 45.4 | 52.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.15 | 52.66 | 55.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.27 | 52.82 | 55.72 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (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 healthy life expectancy at birth in Namibia?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Namibia was 52.82 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.72 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4 in 2003.
- How does Namibia rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Namibia ranks 173rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).