Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Namibia

Life expectancy at birth in Namibia in 2024 — 67.5 years. Ranked 172 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 39.1%.

2024 67.5 years +0.19% vs 2023
World rank 172of 217
Period maximum 67.5 years2024
Period minimum 48.5 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Namibia, 1960–202445505560657019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 48.5 years1962: 50 years1964: 51.3 years1966: 52.3 years1968: 53.6 years1970: 54.7 years1972: 55.8 years1974: 56.9 years1976: 58 years1978: 59.1 years1980: 56.6 years1982: 57.3 years1984: 58.1 years1986: 58.7 years1988: 59 years1990: 61.4 years1992: 60.2 years1994: 58.4 years1996: 56.6 years1998: 54.8 years2000: 52.9 years2002: 52 years2004: 52.2 years2006: 53.2 years2008: 54.7 years2010: 56.1 years2012: 57.7 years2014: 59.3 years2016: 60.8 years2018: 62.6 years2020: 64.1 years2022: 64.2 years2024: 67.5 years
Change over the period: +19 (+39.13%) Average annual rate: 0.52 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Namibia

Namibia 67.5 years
World 73.5 years
Sub-Saharan Africa 62.8 years
Southern Africa computed 66.2 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 76.3 years
Life expectancy at birth — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 67.5 +0.1 +0.19%
2023 67.4 +3.2 +4.98%
2022 64.2 +3.3 +5.49%
2021 60.9 −3.2 −5.03%
2020 64.1 +0.5 +0.83%
2019 63.5 +1 +1.55%
2018 62.6 +0.9 +1.49%
2017 61.7 +0.9 +1.4%
2016 60.8 +0.8 +1.34%
2015 60 +0.7 +1.18%
2014 59.3 +0.8 +1.44%
2013 58.5 +0.7 +1.27%
2012 57.7 +1.1 +1.92%
2011 56.6 +0.6 +0.99%
2010 56.1 +0.7 +1.35%
2009 55.3 +0.6 +1.11%
2008 54.7 +0.7 +1.32%
2007 54 +0.8 +1.59%
2006 53.2 +0.6 +1.19%
2005 52.6 +0.4 +0.73%
2004 52.2 +0.3 +0.5%
2003 51.9 −0.1 −0.13%
2002 52 +0 +0.02%
2001 52 −1 −1.82%
2000 52.9 −1 −1.92%
1999 54 −0.8 −1.43%
1998 54.8 −1.1 −1.93%
1997 55.8 −0.8 −1.4%
1996 56.6 −0.9 −1.53%
1995 57.5 −0.9 −1.58%
1994 58.4 −0.8 −1.38%
1993 59.3 −0.9 −1.5%
1992 60.2 −0.7 −1.11%
1991 60.8 −0.5 −0.86%
1990 61.4 +0.6 +0.96%
1989 60.8 +1.7 +2.95%
1988 59 −0.1 −0.15%
1987 59.1 +0.4 +0.68%
1986 58.7 +0.3 +0.43%
1985 58.5 +0.4 +0.65%
1984 58.1 +0.5 +0.8%
1983 57.6 +0.3 +0.53%
1982 57.3 +0.4 +0.74%
1981 56.9 +0.3 +0.6%
1980 56.6 −2.9 −4.95%
1979 59.5 +0.4 +0.69%
1978 59.1 +0.5 +0.9%
1977 58.6 +0.5 +0.94%
1976 58 +0.5 +0.85%
1975 57.6 +0.6 +1.07%
1974 56.9 +0.5 +0.92%
1973 56.4 +0.6 +1.03%
1972 55.8 +0.6 +1.01%
1971 55.3 +0.6 +1.1%
1970 54.7 +0.6 +1.03%
1969 54.1 +0.6 +1.07%
1968 53.6 +0.6 +1.17%
1967 52.9 +0.6 +1.21%
1966 52.3 +0.3 +0.58%
1965 52 +0.6 +1.26%
1964 51.3 +0.7 +1.4%
1963 50.6 +0.7 +1.34%
1962 50 +0.7 +1.48%
1961 49.2 +0.7 +1.47%
1960 48.5

Southern Africa, 2024

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About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.