Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Namibia
Namibia: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 52.82 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Namibia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Namibia is 52.82, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Namibia peaked at 55.72 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45.4, in 2003.
Namibia ranks 172nd 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
| 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 |
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More health data for Namibia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,046 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 27,102 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 26,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 26,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 25,355 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 25,154 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Namibia?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Namibia was 52.82 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.72 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4 in 2003.
- How does Namibia rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Namibia ranks 172nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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