Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Namibia

Namibia: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 was 10.6 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
10.6
Change on year
down 13.3%
World rank
177th
of 184 countries
All-time high
12.59
in 2019
All-time low
10.6
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Namibia, 2000–2021

0510152000201020212000: 10.92001: 10.82002: 10.72003: 10.62004: 10.72005: 10.92006: 11.22007: 11.52008: 11.72009: 11.92010: 122011: 12.22012: 12.32013: 12.42014: 12.42015: 12.42016: 12.42017: 12.52018: 12.52019: 12.62020: 12.22021: 10.6

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2021, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Namibia stood at 10.6. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Namibia peaked at 12.59 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.6, in 2021.

Namibia ranks 177th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.08 10.63 11.89 10
2010s 12.37 12 12.59 10
2020s 11.41 10.6 12.22 2

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 174 Botswana 10.77 compare
  2. 175 Kiribati 10.66 compare
  3. 176 Bolivia 10.61 compare
  4. 178 Mozambique, Republic of 10.51 compare
  5. 179 Zimbabwe 10.39 compare
  6. 180 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 9.88 compare

See the full ranking of 196 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Namibia?
Healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Namibia was 10.6 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 12.59 in 2019.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 10.6 in 2021.
How does Namibia rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
Namibia ranks 177th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
196 places, 4,312 data points, 2000–2021
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