Countries
Namibia
Map
This map is an approximation of actual country borders.
Statistics
| Total population (2016) | 2,480,000 |
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| Gross national income per capita (PPP international $, 2013) | 9,590 |
| Life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2016) | 61/66 |
| Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births, 2017) | 44 |
| Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population, 2016) | 344/253 |
| Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2014) | 869 |
| Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2014) | 8.9 |
| Latest data available from the Global Health Observatory | |
Contact information
The WHO Representative
Sagoe-Moses, Dr Charles
PO Box 3444 9000 - Windhoek, Namibia
Telephone:
+264 61 229825
Facsimile:
+264 61 2046202
afwcona@who.int
Health profile
WHO collaboration
Country cooperation strategy available in
Country cooperation strategy brief available in
Mortality and burden of disease
Nutrition
Outbreaks and emergencies
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Hepatitis E – Namibia
15 January 2018
Features
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Namibia’s ban on antibiotics in healthy animals drives meat exports
7 November 2017 -
Namibia: Maternity waiting homes protect newborns and mothers
19 January 2016 -
Namibia: expanded antiretroviral treatment shows benefits
30 July 2009