Namibia - Life expectancy at birth 2021

Life expectancy decreases in Namibia

In 2021 the life expectancy in Namibia decreased to 59.27 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 62.99 years and for men 55.72 years.

Namibia’s position worsened with respect to the 194 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 165th in 2020 to 182th in 2021.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Namibia over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 2020, when it was 62.83 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 2011, when it was 56.55 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Namibia. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Namibia in Namibian economy.

Namibia - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2021	62.99	55.72	59.27
2020	66.61	59.06	62.83
2019	66.64	59.43	63.08
2018	66.18	58.93	62.59
2017	65.88	58.65	62.29
2016	65.20	58.11	61.68
2015	64.03	57.31	60.70
2014	63.05	56.54	59.82
2013	62.03	55.36	58.69
2012	60.85	54.43	57.64
2011	59.50	53.60	56.55
2010	58.73	53.28	56.02
2009	58.40	52.61	55.50
2008	57.42	51.89	54.65
2007	56.20	51.13	53.68
2006	54.87	50.38	52.66
2005	53.67	49.81	51.79
2004	53.12	49.29	51.25
2003	52.74	49.32	51.08
2002	53.04	49.37	51.25
2001	53.04	49.38	51.26
2000	53.98	49.91	51.99
1999	55.19	50.80	53.04
1998	56.24	51.86	54.10
1997	57.89	53.13	55.56
1996	59.22	54.50	56.92
1995	61.11	56.03	58.63
1994	62.35	57.20	59.85
1993	63.41	58.16	60.86
1992	64.21	58.73	61.55
1991	64.93	59.12	62.10
1990	65.45	59.39	62.50
1989	65.68	59.43	62.64
1988	64.80	55.74	60.25
1987	64.84	55.63	60.21
1986	64.33	54.87	59.56
1985	63.92	54.28	59.04
1984	63.50	53.68	58.51
1983	63.12	53.02	57.97
1982	62.99	52.56	57.64
1981	62.46	52.08	57.12
1980	62.02	51.83	56.78
1979	61.59	55.24	58.44
1978	61.07	55.04	58.09
1977	60.35	54.69	57.55
1976	59.62	54.33	57.02
1975	59.07	53.95	56.55
1974	58.19	53.52	55.89
1973	57.54	53.14	55.37
1972	56.86	52.63	54.78
1971	56.26	52.14	54.24
1970	55.55	51.64	53.63
1969	55.02	51.15	53.12
1968	54.51	50.63	52.60
1967	53.93	50.07	52.04
1966	53.38	49.43	51.44
1965	52.81	49.21	51.04
1964	52.22	48.59	50.43
1963	51.55	47.82	49.71
1962	50.96	47.17	49.09
1961	50.26	46.45	48.37
1960	49.50	45.83	47.68

Namibia - Life expectancy at birth