Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Namibia
Namibia: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality was 0.1533 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Namibia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.1533 for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Namibia peaked at 0.4076 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1533, in 2023.
That places Namibia 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3789 | 0.3484 | 0.4076 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.311 | 0.2827 | 0.3414 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2514 | 0.2277 | 0.2769 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2129 | 0.2029 | 0.2258 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2268 | 0.2032 | 0.2522 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2509 | 0.2324 | 0.2613 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2048 | 0.1794 | 0.227 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1655 | 0.1533 | 0.1741 | 4 |
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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 versus lifespan inequality in Namibia?
- Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Namibia was 0.1533 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4076 in 1950.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1533 in 2023.
- How does Namibia rank for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Namibia ranks 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus lifespan inequality rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.