Life Expectancy at Birth in Namibia
Namibia: Life Expectancy at Birth was 67.52 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Namibia, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 67.52 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Namibia peaked at 67.52 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.53, in 1960.
Namibia ranks 171st of 216 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 | 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 | 64.8 | 60.85 | 67.52 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More gender data for Namibia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,172 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3037 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 38,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,694 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 37,867 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,396 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 38,539 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 41,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 41,570 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Namibia?
- Life expectancy at birth in Namibia was 67.52 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.52 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.53 in 1960.
- How does Namibia rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Namibia ranks 171st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.