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Namibia

Namibia Health Stats

Definitions

  • Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people: Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the population growth rate in the absence of migration.
  • Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth: Average age of mother at first childbirth.
  • Births and maternity > Future births: Mid-range estimate for country's population increase due to births from five years prior to the given year. For example, from 2095 to 2100, India's population is expected to rise by 16,181 people due to births. Estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Births and maternity > Total fertility rate: Total fertility rate.
  • Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population): The number of people that will die from cancer out of 100,000 people the same age. The number is not an accurate telling of the country's cancer rate, but rather how fatal cancer is in each country.
  • Human height > Average female height: Average female height.
  • Human height > Average male height: Average male height.
  • Infant mortality rate > Total: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
  • Life expectancy > Men: Life expectancy for men.
  • Life expectancy at birth > Total population: The average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
  • Life expectancy at birth, female > Years: Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
  • Life expectancy at birth, male > Years: Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
  • Life expectancy at birth, total > Years: Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
  • Physicians > Per 1,000 people: Physicians are defined as graduates of any facility or school of medicine who are working in the country in any medical field (practice, teaching, research).
  • Probability of reaching 65 > Male: Probability at birth of reaching the age of 65.
STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 22.45 per 1,000 people 2005 79th out of 181
Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 28.9 2005 48th out of 105
Births and maternity > Future births 46.84 2100 124th out of 196
Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.83% 2100 159th out of 196
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 91 2004 166th out of 189
Human height > Average female height 1.607 m (5 ft 3 ⁄ 2 in) 2006
Human height > Average male height N/A 2006
Infant mortality rate > Total 45.59 deaths/1,000 live births 2011 52nd out of 216
Life expectancy > Men 62 years 2013 47th out of 88
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 52.19 years 2011 203th out of 216
Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 66.15 2011 148th out of 196
Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 60.54 2011 154th out of 196
Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 63.28 2011 149th out of 196
Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.3 per 1,000 people 2004 29th out of 67
Probability of reaching 65 > Male 28% 2050 151st out of 159

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; Wikipedia: Human height (Average height around the world); CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York

Citation

  • Namibia ranked second for incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • Namibia ranked first for diseases > incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people amongst Sparsely populated countries in 2012.
  • Namibia ranked first for tobacco > total adult smokers amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
  • Namibia ranked #6 for life expectancy at birth, total > years amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2011.

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