Namibia - Life expectancy at birth 2017

Life expectancy improves in Namibia

In 2017 the life expectancy in Namibia increased to 62.29 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 65.88 years and for men 58.65 years.

Namibia’s position improvened with respect to the 194 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 169th in 2016 to 168th in 2017.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Namibia over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2016, when it was 61.68 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2007, when it was 53.68 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
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