Table 1.

Namibia – health and development indicators

Characteristic	Value
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
One year olds fully immunized against measles, 2003 (%)	70
Stunting in under-five children (%)	24.0
Gross national income per capita, 2003 (US$)	2,120
GDP per capita annual growth rate 1990–2003 (%)	0.9
Population living below US$1 a day, 1990–2003 (%)	34.9
Human development index, 2003	0.627
Adult literacy rate (15 years and above), 2003 (%)	85
HIV prevalence rate (%)	19.8
Prevalence of tuberculosis (per 100,000)	635
Malaria mortality rate (per 100,000)	39
Per capita total expenditure on health (PPP US$)	331
Health expenditure as % of GDP	6.7
Physician per 100,000 population	30

Sources: [5-11]