Namibia sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 67.5 years of life, 170th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Namibia, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 67.5 yrs | 170 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 15.9 /1,000 | 9 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 6.2 /1,000 | 150 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 13.9 yrs | 175 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 131 /1,000 | 11 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 8.0 yrs | 18 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 59.1 men/100 women | 14 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 36.4 /1,000 | 29 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 139 /100k | 52 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 23.1 % | 46 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 8.6 /100k | 68 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 34.8 /100k | 9 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 9.1 % | 106 of 143 | 2003 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 5.1 L | 83 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 3.7 % | 169 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $397 | 102 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $4,413 | 143 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Namibia's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 8th lowest life expectancy at 60 in the world (13.9 yrs) and the 9th highest road-traffic deaths in the world (34.8 /100k). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Namibia; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.