Table 1 Namibia – Health and development indicators

Total population (2001)

1,830,330

Annual population growth rate (%)

2.6

Life expectancy at birth (male/female) (years)

48/50

Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births)

38

Under-five mortality rate (per 1000 live births)

62

Total fertility rate

4.2

Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)

271

Stunting in under-five children (%)

24.0

Gross national income per capita (2002) (US$)

1,780

Population living below US$1 a day (%)

35

Gini coefficient

0.70

Human development index, 2004

0.607

HIV prevalence rate (%)

19.8

Prevalence of tuberculosis (per 100,000)

635

Malaria mortality rate (per 100,000)

39

Per capita total expenditure on health (international dollars) (2001)

342