Life Expectancy of Namibia
Created on April 3, 2021.
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The total life expectancy at birth for Namibia was 59.27 years in 2021, a difference of -3.56 years compared to 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Namibia were 55.72 years and 62.99 years respectively in 2021.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Namibia for 1960-2021.

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