Life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure in Namibia
Namibia: Life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure was 67.39 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure in Namibia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure in Namibia stood at 67.39. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure in Namibia peaked at 67.39 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.95, in 1950.
Namibia ranks 188th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.78 | 41.95 | 47.79 | 10 |
| 1960s | 51.46 | 48.53 | 54.13 | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.2 | 54.69 | 59.52 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.27 | 56.57 | 60.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.88 | 53.98 | 61.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.09 | 51.92 | 55.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.69 | 56.09 | 63.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.12 | 60.85 | 67.39 | 4 |
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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 life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure in Namibia?
- Life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure in Namibia was 67.39 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.39 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.95 in 1950.
- How does Namibia rank for life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure?
- Namibia ranks 188th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 Life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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