Life expectancy at birth, total in Namibia
Namibia: Life expectancy at birth, total was 67.52 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Namibia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Namibia is 67.52 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Namibia peaked at 67.52 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.53 years, in 1960.
Namibia ranks 170th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.46 years | 48.53 years | 54.13 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.2 years | 54.69 years | 59.52 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.27 years | 56.57 years | 60.77 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.88 years | 53.98 years | 61.36 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.09 years | 51.92 years | 55.35 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.69 years | 56.09 years | 63.55 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8 years | 60.85 years | 67.52 years | 5 |
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More health data for Namibia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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 life expectancy at birth, total in Namibia?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Namibia was 67.52 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.52 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.53 years in 1960.
- How does Namibia rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Namibia ranks 170th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.