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HEALTH PROFILE: Namibia

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Namibia NAMIBIA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Namibia
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    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Namibia NAMIBIA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    60.6
    68.4
    165
    142
    Age 5
    63.5
    71.1
    173
    148
    Age 10
    63.8
    71.5
    173
    149
    Age 15
    64.1
    71.7
    173
    149
    Age 20
    64.6
    72.0
    173
    149
    Age 25
    65.2
    72.4
    173
    150
    Age 30
    65.8
    72.8
    173
    150
    Age 35
    66.6
    73.5
    173
    149
    Age 40
    67.6
    74.4
    173
    148
    Age 45
    69.0
    75.5
    172
    143
    Age 50
    70.7
    76.7
    171
    138
    Age 55
    72.6
    78.0
    171
    125
    Age 60
    74.7
    79.3
    170
    118
    Age 65
    77.0
    80.7
    170
    113
    Age 70
    79.5
    82.3
    169
    114
    Age 75
    82.4
    84.4
    165
    119
    Age 80
    85.7
    87.0
    158
    126
    Age 85
    89.2
    90.0
    153
    131
    Namibia NAMIBIA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    147.62
    7
    2. Stroke
    117.61
    46
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    105.72
    98
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    94.17
    31
    5. Tuberculosis
    74.32
    11
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    61.52
    25
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    44.05
    14
    8. Lung Disease
    40.96
    26
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    38.12
    45
    10. Hypertension
    37.70
    28
    11. Prostate Cancer
    25.79
    40
    12. Kidney Disease
    25.76
    73
    13. Liver Disease
    23.50
    80
    14. Violence
    20.18
    18
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.25
    79
    16. Cervical Cancer
    16.57
    48
    17. Asthma
    15.49
    38
    18. Breast Cancer
    14.84
    120
    19. Suicide
    13.51
    36
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    12.49
    19
    21. Other Injuries
    10.07
    66
    22. Malnutrition
    9.45
    32
    23. Low Birth Weight
    9.38
    39
    24. Skin Cancers
    9.09
    2
    25. Oral Cancer
    7.84
    12
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    6.25
    81
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.23
    44
    28. Birth Trauma
    6.21
    53
    29. Fires
    5.58
    8
    30. Meningitis
    5.31
    47
    31. Maternal Conditions
    4.80
    51
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    4.68
    70
    33. Lung Cancers
    4.38
    143
    34. Falls
    4.37
    118
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    4.18
    87
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.10
    166
    37. Drownings
    4.09
    43
    38. Lymphomas
    3.10
    144
    39. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    164
    40. Ovary Cancer
    3.01
    146
    41. Skin Disease
    2.57
    36
    42. Epilepsy
    2.41
    49
    43. Stomach Cancer
    2.39
    172
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.22
    61
    45. Alcohol
    1.87
    64
    46. Poisonings
    1.74
    51
    47. Drug Use
    1.74
    57
    48. Leukemia
    1.66
    158
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.65
    120
    50. Uterin Cancer
    1.63
    131
    Namibia NAMIBIA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    2,928
    17.28
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,464
    8.64
    3. Tuberculosis
    1,416
    8.35
    4. Stroke
    1,333
    7.86
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,221
    7.20
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    868
    5.12
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    724
    4.27
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    645
    3.81
    9. Low Birth Weight
    516
    3.04
    10. Lung Disease
    461
    2.72
    11. Violence
    450
    2.66
    12. Hypertension
    428
    2.53
    13. Birth Trauma
    345
    2.04
    14. Liver Disease
    336
    1.98
    15. Kidney Disease
    322
    1.90
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    283
    1.67
    17. Suicide
    243
    1.43
    18. Malnutrition
    224
    1.32
    19. Other Injuries
    207
    1.22
    20. Asthma
    200
    1.18
    21. Alzheimers & Dementia
    176
    1.04
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    162
    0.96
    23. Cervical Cancer
    133
    0.78
    24. Breast Cancer
    121
    0.71
    25. Drownings
    110
    0.65
      Deaths %
    26. Maternal Conditions
    110
    0.65
    27. Fires
    109
    0.64
    28. Meningitis
    109
    0.64
    29. Skin Cancers
    108
    0.64
    30. Oral Cancer
    100
    0.59
    31. Prostate Cancer
    94
    0.55
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    76
    0.45
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    73
    0.43
    34. Falls
    62
    0.37
    35. Lung Cancers
    59
    0.35
    36. Pertussis
    54
    0.32
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    54
    0.32
    38. Epilepsy
    49
    0.29
    39. Poisonings
    46
    0.27
    40. Lymphomas
    46
    0.27
    41. Liver Cancer
    45
    0.27
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    43
    0.25
    43. Syphilis
    35
    0.21
    44. Stomach Cancer
    33
    0.19
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    33
    0.19
    46. Drug Use
    32
    0.19
    47. Skin Disease
    31
    0.18
    48. Alcohol
    28
    0.17
    49. Leukemia
    24
    0.14
    50. Ovary Cancer
    23
    0.14
    Namibia NAMIBIA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    25.79
    40
    2. Cervical Cancer
    16.57
    48
    3. Breast Cancer
    14.84
    120
    4. Skin Cancers
    9.09
    2
    5. Oral Cancer
    7.84
    12
    6. Lung Cancers
    4.38
    143
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.10
    166
    8. Lymphomas
    3.10
    144
      Rate World Rank
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    164
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.01
    146
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.39
    172
    12. Leukemia
    1.66
    158
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.65
    120
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.63
    131
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.39
    134
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    1.37
    158
    Namibia NAMIBIA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    3.1
    124
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    22.4
    5.3
    103
    96
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    7.5
    25.4
    128
    78
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    4.46
    118
    Namibia NAMIBIA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    45.0
    49.3
    47.1
    113
    100
    105
    1970
    50.8
    54.8
    52.8
    114
    105
    110
    1980
    56.0
    60.0
    57.9
    114
    113
    114
    1990
    59.5
    63.7
    61.5
    123
    122
    124
    2000
    56.2
    58.5
    57.4
    142
    147
    144
    2010
    61.3
    64.6
    63.0
    139
    140
    138
    2019
    60.6
    68.4
    64.6
    165
    142
    152
    Namibia NAMIBIA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    2.678m
    138
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.96
    129
    Population 0-14
    35.7%
    45
    Population 15-64
    60.4%
    147
    Population 65 +
    3.9%
    148
    Birth Rate / 1000
    25.01
    44
    Death Rate / 1000
    6.85
    104
    Fertility Rate
    3.03
    47
    Infant Mortality
    30.38
    56
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.03
    166
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.02
    162
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.94
    167
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.74
    137
    Net Migration
    0.00
    66
    Population Growth
    1.83%
    44
    Literacy Total
    91.5%
    104
    Literacy Male
    91.6%
    93
    Literacy Female
    91.4%
    86
    Unemployment
    34.0%
    9
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    64.6
    152
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    56.1
    153
    GDP per Capita USD
    $8,900
    114

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    172,389
    4,106
    4/1/24
    Namibia COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Namibia causes.

     
     
    Namibia COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Namibia COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.