Namibia

Statistics

Basic Indicators	to the top
Under-5 mortality rank	61
Under-5 mortality rate, 1990	86
Under-5 mortality rate, 2006	61
Infant mortality rate (under 1), 1990	60
Infant mortality rate (under 1), 2006	45
Neonatal mortality rate, 2000	25
Total population (thousands), 2006	2047
Annual no. of births (thousands), 2006	53
Annual no. of under-5 deaths (thousands), 2006	3
GNI per capita (US$), 2006	3230
Life expectancy at birth (years), 2006	52
Total adult literacy rate, 2000-2005*	85
Primary school net enrolment/ attendance (%), 2000-2006*	72
% share of household income 1995-2004*, lowest 40%	4
% share of household income 1995-2004*, highest 20%	79
Definitions and data sources

Nutrition	to the top
% of infants with low birthweight, 1999-2006*	14
% of children (2000-2006*) who are: exclusively breastfed (<6 months)	19
% of children (2000-2006*) who are: breastfed with complementary food (6-9 months)	57
% of children (2000-2006*) who are: still breastfeeding (20-23 months)	37
% of under-fives (2000-2006*) suffering from: underweight, moderate & severe	24
% of under-fives (2000-2006*) suffering from: underweight, severe	5
% of under-fives (2000-2006*) suffering from: wasting, moderate & severe	9
% of under-fives (2000-2006*) suffering from: stunting, moderate & severe	24
"Vitamin A supplement coverage rate (6-59 months) 2005 at least one dose‡ (%)"	68
"Vitamin A supplement coverage rate (6-59 months) 2005 full coverage? (%)"	0
% of households consuming iodized salt 2000-2006*	63
Definitions and data sources

Health	to the top
% of population using improved drinking-water sources, 2004, total	87
% of population using improved drinking-water sources, 2004, urban	98
% of population using improved drinking-water sources, 2004, rural	81
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities, 2004, total	25
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities, 2004, urban	50
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities, 2004, rural	13
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government, 2006, total	100
Immunization 2006, 1-year-old children immunized against:, TB, corresponding vaccines: BCG	88
Immunization 2006, 1-year-old children immunized against:, DPT, corresponding vaccines: DPT1ß	90
Immunization 2006, 1-year-old children immunized against:, Polio, corresponding vaccines: DPT3ß	74
Immunization 2006, 1-year-old children immunized against:, Polio, corresponding vaccines: polio3	74
Immunization 2006, 1-year-old children immunized against:, Measles, corresponding vaccines: measles	63
Immunization 2006, 1-year-old children immunized against:, HepB, corresponding vaccines: HepB3	-
Immunization 2006, 1-year-old children immunized against:, Hib, corresponding vaccines:Hib3	-
Immunization 2006, % newborns protected against tetanus?	81
% under-fives with suspected pneumonia taken to an appropriate health-care provider±, 2000-2006*	53
% under-fives with suspected pneumonia receiving antibiotics±, 2000-2006*	-
% under-fives with diarrhoea receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding, 2000-2006*	39
Malaria 2003-2006*, % under-fives sleeping under a mosquito net	7
Malaria 2003-2006*, % under-fives sleeping under a treated mosquito net	-
Malaria 2003-2006*, % under-fives with fever receiving anti-malarial drugs	14
Definitions and data sources

HIV AIDS	to the top
Estimated adult HIV prevalence rate (aged 15-49), end-2005	19.6
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV, 2005 (thousands), estimate	230
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV, 2005 (thousands), low estimate	110
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV, 2005 (thousands), high estimate	360
Mother-to-child transmission, Estimated number of women (aged 15+) living with HIV, 2005 (thousands)	130
Mother-to-child transmission, HIV prevalence rate in young pregnant women (aged 15-24) in capital city, year	2004
Mother-to-child transmission, HIV prevalence rate in young pregnant women (aged 15-24) in capital city, median	7.5
Paediatric infections, Estimated number of children (aged 0-14) living with HIV, 2005 (thousands)	17
Prevention among young people: HIV prevalence among young people (aged 15-24), 2005: male	4.4
Prevention among young people: HIV prevalence among young people (aged 15-24), 2005: female	13.4
Prevention among young people: % who have comprehensive knowledge of HIV, 2000-2006*: male	41
Prevention among young people: % who have comprehensive knowledge of HIV, 2000-2006*: female	31
Prevention among young people: % who used condom at last high-risk sex, 2000-2006*: male	69
Prevention among young people: % who used condom at last high-risk sex, 2000-2006*: female	48
Orphans Children (aged 0-17), orphaned by AIDS, 2005, estimate (thousands)	85
Orphans Children (aged 0-17), orphaned due to all causes, 2005, estimate (thousands)	140
Orphan school attendance ratio, 2000-2006*	92
Definitions and data sources

Education	to the top
Youth (15-24 years) literacy rate, 2000-2006*, male	91
Youth (15-24 years) literacy rate, 2000-2006*, female	94
Number per 100 population 2005: phones	31
Number per 100 population 2005: Internet users	4
Primary school enrolment ratio 2000-2006*, gross, male	99
Primary school enrolment ratio 2000-2006*, gross, female	100
Primary school enrolment ratio 2000-2006*, net, male	69
Primary school enrolment ratio 2000-2006*, net, female	74
Primary school attendance ratio (2000-2006*) ratio, net, male	78
Primary school attendance ratio (2000-2006*) ratio, net, female	78
% of primary school entrants reaching grade 5 2000-2006*, admin. data	86
% of primary school entrants reaching grade 5 2000-2006*, survey data	95
Secondary school enrolment ratio 2000-2006*, gross, male	52
Secondary school enrolment ratio 2000-2006*, gross, female	60
Secondary school enrolment ratio 2000-2006*, net, male	33
Secondary school enrolment ratio 2000-2006*, net, female	44
Secondary school attendance ratio (2000-2006*), net, male	29
Secondary school attendance ratio (2000-2006*), net, female	40
Definitions and data sources

Demographics	to the top
Population (thousands), 2006, under 18	942
Population (thousands), 2006, under 5	248
Population annual growth rate (%), 1970-1990	3
Population annual growth rate (%), 1990-2006	2.3
Crude death rate, 1970	15
Crude death rate, 1990	9
Crude death rate, 2006	13
Crude birth rate, 1970	43
Crude birth rate, 1990	42
Crude birth rate, 2006	26
Life expectancy, 1970	53
Life expectancy, 1990	62
Life expectancy, 2006	52
Total fertility rate, 2006	3.3
% of population urbanized, 2006	36
Average annual growth rate of urban population (%), 1970-1990	4.1
Average annual growth rate of urban population (%), 1990-2006	3.9
Definitions and data sources

Economics	to the top
GNI per capita (US$), 2006	3230
GDP per capita average annual growth rate (%), 1970-1990	-2.3
GDP per capita average annual growth rate (%), 1990-2006	1.5
Average annual rate of inflation (%), 1990-2006	9
% of population below US$1 a day, 1995-2005*	35
% of central government expenditure (1995-2005*) allocated to:, health	10
% of central government expenditure (1995-2005*) allocated to:, education	22
% of central government expenditure (1995-2005*) allocated to:, defence	7
ODA inflow in millions US$, 2005	123
ODA inflow as a % of recipient GNI, 2005	2
Debt service as a % of exports of goods and services, 1990	12
Debt service as a % of exports of goods and services, 2005	4
Definitions and data sources

Women	to the top
Life expectancy: females as a % of males, 2006	102
Adult literacy rate: females as a % of males, 2000-2006*	97
Enrolment and attendance ratios: females as a % of males, net primary school 2000-2006*, enrolled	107
Enrolment and attendance ratios: females as a % of males, net primary school 2000-2006*, attending	100
Enrolment and attendance ratios: females as a % of males, net secondary school 2000-2006*, enrolled	133
Enrolment and attendance ratios: females as a % of males, net secondary school 2000-2006*, attending	138
Contraceptive prevalence (%), 2000-2006*	44
Antenatal care coverage (%), 2000-2006*	91
Skilled attendant at delivery (%), 2000-2006*	76
Institutional deliveries (%), 2000-2006*	75
Maternal mortality ratio†, 2000-2006*, reported	270
Maternal mortality ratio†, 2005, adjusted	210
Maternal mortality ratio†, 2005, Lifetime risk of maternal death. 1 in:	170
Definitions and data sources

Child Protection	to the top
Child labour (5-14 years) 1999-2006*, total	13
Child labour (5-14 years) 1999-2006*, male	15
Child labour (5-14 years) 1999-2006*, female	12
Child marriage 1987-2006*, total	10
Child marriage 1987-2006*, urban	9
Child marriage 1987-2006*, rural	10
Birth registration 1999-2006?, total	71
Birth registration 1999-2006?, urban	82
Birth registration 1999-2006?, rural	64
Female genital mutilation/cutting 2000-2006*, womena (15-49 years) , total	-
Female genital mutilation/cutting 2000-2006*, womena (15-49 years) , urban	-
Female genital mutilation/cutting 2000-2006*, womena (15-49 years) , rural	-
Female genital mutilation/cutting 2000-2006*, daughtersb, total	-
Attitudes towards domestic violence 1999-2006*, Total	-
Child disability 1999-2006*, Total	-
Child discipline 2005-2006*, Total	-
Definitions and data sources

Rate of Progress	to the top
Under-5 mortality rank	61
Under-5 mortality rate, 1970	135
Under-5 mortality rate, 1990	86
Under-5 mortality rate, 2006	61
Average annual rate of reduction (%)T, 1970-1990	2.3
Average annual rate of reduction (%)T, 1990-2006	2.1
Reduction since 1990 (%)T	29
GDP per capita average annual growth rate (%), 1970-1990	-2.3
GDP per capita average annual growth rate (%), 1990-2006	1.5
Total fertility rate, 1970	6.5
Total fertility rate, 1990	5.8
Total fertility rate, 2006	3.3
Average annual rate of reduction (%), 1970-1990	0.5
Average annual rate of reduction (%), 1990-2006	3.6
Definitions and data sources

Español Français

Printer friendly

Tools to Share NEW

What's this?

What's this

Digg, Del.icio.us, and Newsvine are web services enabling you to share stories on the Internet.

The blog this article feature enables you to generate a short summary of this article, ready to be pasted in a blog post.

Digg and Newsvine are social news sites, where the top news stories are selected not by an editor but by its collective users. Explore Digg and Newsvine for yourself.

Del.icio.us is a social bookmarking website where you can tag and share your favourite web pages, rather than bookmarking them in the traditional way inside your web browser. Try out Del.icio.us

Blog this article

Post this article to your blog. The story’s headline, main picture and summary will be displayed on your page as in the preview below.
Writing the rest of the blog post will be up to you!

Click in the area below, then copy the code and paste it in your blog page:

<div class="unicef_embed headline">
<script type="text/javascript">
var pageImageOriginal = "http://www.unicef.org";
var pageTitleOriginal = "Statistics"
var pageBlurbOriginal = "";
var pageURLOriginal = "http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/namibia_statistics.html";
var pageURLTracking = "http://www.unicef.org/blogthis/infobycountry/namibia_statistics.html";
</script>

<h2>
<a href="http://www.unicef.org">
<img src="http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/images/unicefSmallBlue.png" width="83" height="20" alt="UNICEF" />
</a>
</h2>
<h3 style="font-size:default!important;line-height:default!important;">
<script language="javascript">document.write("<a href=\""+ pageURLTracking.replace(/.html/,".rhtml") +"\" >");</script>
<!--<a href="http://www.unicef.org" >-->
<script language="javascript">document.write(pageTitleOriginal);</script>
</a>
</h3>
<p class="embed_teaser">
<script language="javascript">document.write(pageBlurbOriginal);</script>
</p>
</div>
<style type="text/css">
.unicef_embed {
background: rgb(256, 256, 256) !important;
border: 4px solid #0099ff;
border-width: 4px 0 1px 0;
margin: 10px 30px !important;
padding: 5px;
overflow: hidden !important;
zoom: 1;
}
.unicef_embed img {
   border: 0 !important;
}
.unicef_embed a {
   display: inline;
}
.unicef_embed a.img {
   float: left !important;
   margin: 0 5px 0 0 !important;
   width: 102px;
   display: block;
   overflow: hidden !important;
}
.unicef_embed a.img img {
   border: 1px solid #999999 !important;;
   width: 100px;;
   padding: 0 !important;;
}
.unicef_embed h2 {
   line-height: 2px;;
   clear: none;;
   margin: 0 !important;
   padding: 0 !important;
}
.unicef_embed h3 {
   line-height: 16px;
   font: bold 16px arial, sans-serif !important;
   margin: 3px 0 0 0 !important;
   padding: 0 !important;
}
.unicef_embed h3 a {
   line-height: 16px !important;;
   color: #0000ff !important;
   font: bold 16px arial, sans-serif !important;
   text-decoration: none !important;
   display: inline !important;;
   float: none !important;;
   text-transform: capitalize !important;
}
.unicef_embed h3 a:hover {
   text-decoration: underline !important;
   color: #df5e32 !important;
}
.unicef_embed p {
   color: #000 !important;;
   font: normal 11px/ 11px arial, sans-serif !important;;
   margin: 2px 0 0 0 !important;;
   padding: 0 !important;
}
.unicef_embed a {
   display: inline !important;;
   float: none !important;
}
</style>

Preview :

Donate now

Namibia

Statistics

Tools to Share NEW

What's this

Blog this article

document.write("<a href=\""+ pageURLOriginal +"\" >"); document.write(pageTitleOriginal);