What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Namibia?

Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Namibia was 36.8% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Namibia?

The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 2000.

What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Namibia?

The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 1982.

How does Namibia rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?

Namibia ranks 174th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Namibia?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Namibia

Name: Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Namibia
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Namibia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 36.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

36.8%

Change on year

down 1.6%

World rank

174th

of 236 countries

All-time high

45.9%

in 2000

All-time low

34.9%

in 1982

Years of data

1950–2023

Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Namibia, 1950–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 36.8% for probability that a man will outlive a woman in 2023.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Namibia peaked at 45.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 1982.

That places Namibia 174th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	45.7%	45.6%	45.8%	10
1960s	45.4%	44.9%	45.8%	10
1970s	43.5%	41.8%	44.8%	10
1980s	35.8%	34.9%	39.0%	10
1990s	43.2%	40.9%	45.5%	10
2000s	44.9%	43.1%	45.9%	10
2010s	40.7%	38.3%	42.8%	10
2020s	37.4%	36.8%	38.2%	4

Countries ranked near Namibia

171 Tuvalu 37.0% compare
172 Taiwan 36.9% compare
173 Guyana 36.9% compare
174 Venezuela 36.8% compare
176 Slovenia 36.8% compare
177 Guam 36.8% compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More gender data for Namibia

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)
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 43,316 (2025)
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 43,334 (2025)

All data for Namibia →

Frequently asked questions

What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Namibia?: Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Namibia was 36.8% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Namibia?: The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Namibia?: The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 1982.
How does Namibia rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?: Namibia ranks 174th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Namibia?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Unit: %
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.