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Namibia

Figures computed by WHO to assure comparability; they are not necessarily the official statistics of Member States, which may use alternative rigorous methods.

Table 1: Basic indicators for all WHO Member States


Population estimates 1992 2002
Total population (000) 1961
Annual growth rate (%) 2.7
Dependency ratio (per 100) 87 88
% of population aged 60+ years 5.4 5.6
Total fertility rate 5.6 4.6
Life expectancy at birth (years) Males Females
2002 48.1 50.5
uncertainty 43.3 - 54.3 44.0 - 56.8
Both sexes 2002 49.3
Probability of dying (per 1000) Males Females
Under age 5 years 2002 97 93
uncertainty 86 - 107 83 - 103
Between ages 15 and 59 years 2002 605 529
uncertainty 479 - 733 404 - 691

Table 4: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) in all WHO Member States, estimates for 2002


2002 Males Females
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) (years) Total population at birth 43.3
At birth 42.9 43.8
Uncertainty interval 39.8 - 49.1 39.2 - 49.7
At age 60 11.2 12.1
Uncertainty interval 9.9 - 14.8 10.6 - 14.8
Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (years) 5.2 6.7
Percentage of total life expectancy lost 10.8 13.3

Table 5: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of expenditure on health, 1997-2001


1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 6.8 6.8 7 6.9 7
General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 72.8 72.2 73.3 68.9 67.8
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 27.2 27.8 26.7 31.1 32.2
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 13.1 13 13.1 12.4 12.4
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 2.6 2.5 2.5 3.8 3.8
Social security expenditure on health as % of general government expenditure on health 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.8 1.9
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on health 22 21.9 21.2 18.2 17.9
Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 74.6 74.6 74.6 77.3 77.9

n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made.
0 Used when no evidence of the schemes to which the cell relates exist. Some estimates yielding a ratio inferior to 0.04% are shown as 0.

Table 6: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of per capita expenditure on health, 1997-2001


1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Per capita total expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) 141 128 127 126 114
Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate 305 307 323 330 342
Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) 103 92 93 87 77
Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate 222 221 236 228 232

n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made.

Table 7: Millenium Development Goals: Selected health indicators in all WHO Member States, 2000 (unles specified)


Children under five years of age underweight for age 1992 % 24
Under-five mortality rate Per 1000 live births 85
Infant mortality rate Per 1000 live births 56
One-year-olds immunized against measles (2001) % 58
Maternal mortality ratio Per 100 000 live births 300
Births attended by skilled health personnel % 75.7
HIV prevalence among 15-49-years-olds % 20.8
Malaria mortality rate Per 100 000 39
Tuberculosis prevalence Per 100 000 411
Tuberculosis mortality rate Per 100 000 45
Tuberculosis cases Detected under DOTS (2001) % 98
Cured under DOTS % 53
Population using solid fuels % 83
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source Urban % 100
Rural % 67
Population with access to improved sanitation Urban % 96
Rural % 17

b Estimates from the 1990s.
...Countries not implementing DOTS or not reporting to WHO
n/a Data not available

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