Health Indices of Republic of Namibia

Continent: Southern Africa
Country: Namibia
Capital: Windhoek
Population: 2,606,971 (2017 Estimates)
Official Language: English 
        Image: Encyclopedia Britannica

 Profile: Republic of Namibia, is a country in southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean; it shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River separates the two countries. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek, and it is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations.
Health Indices

  1. Total population (2016)            2,480,000
  2. Gross national income per capita (PPP international $, 2013)                  9,590
  3. Life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2016)                                                                  61/66
  4. Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births, 2017)                                    44
  5. Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population, 2016) 344/253
  6. Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2014)                                                   869
  7. Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2014).                                                 8.9


References
1. Wikipedia, Namibia,  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia
2.WHO , Namibia.  https://www.who.int/countries/nam/en/
Compiled by Omolola Adams O.
Public Health Strategist & Expertise

adamsolatayo@gmail.com

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