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Namibia life expectancy & odds of living to calculator

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Namibia ranks 153/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 63.7 years for males, 71.8 years for females, and 67.8 years for both sexes combined.

Namibia life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 67.8 63.7 71.8
2025 67.7 63.6 71.6
2024 67.5 63.5 71.5
2023 67.4 63.3 71.3
2022 64.2 60.4 68.1
2021 60.8 57.3 64.6
2020 64.1 60.2 68
2019 63.5 59.8 67.3
2018 62.6 59 66.2
2017 61.7 58.2 65.1
2016 60.8 57.5 64.1
2015 60 56.8 63.1
2014 59.3 56.3 62.3
2013 58.5 55.4 61.5
2012 57.7 54.7 60.7
2011 56.6 53.8 59.4
2010 56.1 53.4 58.7
2009 55.3 52.8 57.8
2008 54.7 52.1 57.3
2007 54 51.6 56.3
2006 53.2 51 55.2
2005 52.6 50.7 54.3
2004 52.2 50.3 53.9
2003 51.9 50.2 53.5
2002 52 50.2 53.6
2001 52 50.2 53.6
2000 52.9 51.2 54.5
1999 54 52.1 55.7
1998 54.8 52.9 56.4
1997 55.8 53.9 57.6
1996 56.6 54.5 58.7
1995 57.5 55.1 59.8
1994 58.4 55.8 60.9
1993 59.3 56.3 62.1
1992 60.2 57.2 63
1991 60.8 57.8 63.7
1990 61.4 58.2 64.3
1989 60.8 56.8 64.6
1988 59 53.9 64.3
1987 59.1 53.9 64.5
1986 58.7 53.4 64.3
1985 58.5 53.1 64.1
1984 58.1 52.7 63.8
1983 57.6 52.1 63.6
1982 57.3 51.6 63.5
1981 56.9 51.3 63.1
1980 56.6 51 62.6
1979 59.5 56.4 62.5
1978 59.1 56.2 62
1977 58.6 55.8 61.3
1976 58 55.4 60.6
1975 57.6 54.9 60.1
1974 56.9 54.5 59.3
1973 56.4 54.1 58.7
1972 55.8 53.5 58.1
1971 55.3 53 57.5
1970 54.7 52.5 56.8
1969 54.1 51.9 56.2
1968 53.6 51.3 55.7
1967 52.9 50.7 55
1966 52.3 50.1 54.5
1965 52 50 53.9
1964 51.3 49.4 53.2
1963 50.6 48.6 52.6
1962 50 47.9 51.9
1961 49.2 47.2 51.2
1960 48.5 46.5 50.5
1959 47.8 45.7 49.8
1958 47.1 45 49.2
1957 46.4 44.3 48.5
1956 45.7 43.6 47.8
1955 45 42.9 47.2
1954 44.4 42.3 46.6
1953 43.8 41.6 45.9
1952 43.1 41 45.3
1951 42.5 40.3 44.8
1950 41.9 39.8 44.2

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

In Namibia, healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 51 years for men and 54.6 for women, with a combined average of 52.8 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 10.6 healthy years, 9.25 for males and 11.7 for females.

Namibia life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Namibia, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy: 42.0 Years

Mean expected age of death: 72.0 Years

Median expected age of death: 74.1 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 96.4% 95.0% 97.6%
50 90.0% 86.6% 93.3%
60 78.9% 72.9% 84.8%
65 70.6% 63.2% 77.8%
70 60.2% 51.5% 68.4%
75 47.7% 37.9% 56.8%
80 34.1% 23.8% 43.4%
85 20.6% 11.5% 28.8%
90 9.7% 3.9% 14.9%
95 3.3% 0.8% 5.6%
100 0.7% 0.1% 1.3%

Odds of dying at each age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Average Male Female
100 29.8% 39% 29.2%
99 28.7% 37.6% 27.9%
98 27% 35.8% 26.1%
97 25.8% 34.4% 24.9%
96 24.6% 32.9% 23.6%
95 23.3% 31.4% 22.2%
94 21.8% 29.6% 20.6%
93 20.4% 28% 19.2%
92 19.2% 26.5% 17.9%
91 17.9% 24.8% 16.4%
90 17.2% 23.6% 15.7%
89 15.9% 22.1% 14.2%
88 14.9% 20.8% 13.3%
87 13.9% 19.4% 12.3%
86 13.1% 18.1% 11.4%
85 12.1% 16.9% 10.4%
84 11.3% 15.7% 9.54%
83 10.3% 14.5% 8.6%
82 9.52% 13.4% 7.82%
81 8.57% 12.2% 6.9%
80 8.1% 11.4% 6.48%
79 7.45% 10.4% 5.93%
78 7.01% 9.66% 5.6%
77 6.44% 8.83% 5.16%
76 6.03% 8.16% 4.85%
75 5.63% 7.53% 4.54%
74 5.23% 6.93% 4.21%
73 4.85% 6.38% 3.91%
72 4.52% 5.89% 3.65%
71 4.14% 5.37% 3.33%
70 3.91% 5.03% 3.17%
69 3.58% 4.6% 2.88%
68 3.35% 4.28% 2.71%
67 3.11% 3.98% 2.52%
66 2.91% 3.71% 2.35%
65 2.75% 3.49% 2.23%
64 2.53% 3.24% 2.03%
63 2.34% 3.02% 1.86%
62 2.19% 2.81% 1.71%
61 2.01% 2.6% 1.54%
60 1.89% 2.44% 1.44%
59 1.73% 2.24% 1.3%
58 1.61% 2.09% 1.2%
57 1.5% 1.95% 1.1%
56 1.41% 1.84% 1.03%
55 1.33% 1.73% 0.95%
54 1.25% 1.63% 0.89%
53 1.17% 1.54% 0.83%
52 1.1% 1.45% 0.78%
51 1.03% 1.36% 0.71%
50 0.98% 1.29% 0.67%
49 0.91% 1.2% 0.62%
48 0.85% 1.13% 0.57%
47 0.79% 1.05% 0.53%
46 0.74% 0.99% 0.49%
45 0.69% 0.93% 0.46%
44 0.65% 0.87% 0.43%
43 0.61% 0.82% 0.4%
42 0.57% 0.78% 0.38%
41 0.54% 0.73% 0.35%
40 0.51% 0.7% 0.34%
39 0.48% 0.66% 0.31%
38 0.45% 0.62% 0.29%
37 0.42% 0.58% 0.27%
36 0.4% 0.55% 0.26%
35 0.37% 0.52% 0.24%
34 0.35% 0.48% 0.23%
33 0.33% 0.45% 0.21%
32 0.31% 0.43% 0.2%
31 0.29% 0.4% 0.19%
30 0.28% 0.38% 0.18%
29 0.26% 0.36% 0.17%
28 0.25% 0.34% 0.16%
27 0.24% 0.33% 0.15%
26 0.23% 0.31% 0.14%
25 0.22% 0.29% 0.14%
24 0.21% 0.28% 0.13%
23 0.2% 0.27% 0.12%
22 0.18% 0.25% 0.12%
21 0.17% 0.23% 0.11%
20 0.16% 0.22% 0.11%
19 0.15% 0.2% 0.1%
18 0.14% 0.18% 0.09%
17 0.12% 0.15% 0.08%
16 0.1% 0.13% 0.08%
15 0.09% 0.11% 0.07%
14 0.08% 0.09% 0.06%
13 0.07% 0.08% 0.05%
12 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
11 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
10 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
9 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
8 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
7 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
6 0.08% 0.09% 0.07%
5 0.1% 0.11% 0.09%
4 0.13% 0.14% 0.11%
3 0.17% 0.19% 0.16%
2 0.25% 0.27% 0.23%
1 0.4% 0.42% 0.37%
0 2.59% 2.91% 2.27%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

In Namibia, the risk of dying is lowest at age 10 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 2.59% in the birth year, 0.28% at age 30, 1.89% at 60, and 8.1% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in Namibia never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 616 years — 461 for males and 940 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 102.5 101.9 102.6
99 101.6 101 101.7
98 100.8 100.1 100.9
97 99.9 99.2 100
96 99.1 98.3 99.2
95 98.3 97.4 98.4
94 97.4 96.6 97.6
93 96.6 95.7 96.8
92 95.8 94.9 96
91 95.1 94 95.3
90 94.3 93.2 94.5
89 93.5 92.4 93.8
88 92.8 91.6 93.1
87 92 90.8 92.4
86 91.3 90 91.8
85 90.6 89.2 91.1
84 89.9 88.5 90.5
83 89.3 87.8 89.9
82 88.6 87.1 89.3
81 88 86.4 88.8
80 87.4 85.7 88.2
79 86.8 85.1 87.7
78 86.2 84.4 87.2
77 85.7 83.8 86.7
76 85.1 83.2 86.2
75 84.6 82.6 85.7
74 84 82.1 85.2
73 83.5 81.5 84.8
72 83 81 84.3
71 82.6 80.5 83.9
70 82.1 80 83.5
69 81.6 79.5 83.1
68 81.2 79 82.7
67 80.8 78.6 82.3
66 80.4 78.1 81.9
65 79.9 77.7 81.6
64 79.6 77.3 81.2
63 79.2 76.8 80.9
62 78.8 76.4 80.6
61 78.5 76.1 80.3
60 78.1 75.7 80
59 77.8 75.3 79.7
58 77.5 75 79.5
57 77.2 74.6 79.2
56 76.9 74.3 79
55 76.6 74 78.8
54 76.3 73.6 78.6
53 76.1 73.3 78.3
52 75.8 73 78.1
51 75.6 72.7 78
50 75.3 72.5 77.8
49 75.1 72.2 77.6
48 74.9 71.9 77.4
47 74.6 71.7 77.3
46 74.4 71.4 77.1
45 74.2 71.2 77
44 74 70.9 76.8
43 73.9 70.7 76.7
42 73.7 70.5 76.6
41 73.5 70.3 76.4
40 73.3 70.1 76.3
39 73.2 69.9 76.2
38 73 69.7 76.1
37 72.9 69.5 76
36 72.7 69.3 75.9
35 72.6 69.1 75.8
34 72.4 69 75.7
33 72.3 68.8 75.6
32 72.2 68.6 75.5
31 72.1 68.5 75.4
30 72 68.3 75.4
29 71.8 68.2 75.3
28 71.7 68.1 75.2
27 71.6 67.9 75.1
26 71.5 67.8 75.1
25 71.4 67.7 75
24 71.3 67.6 74.9
23 71.2 67.4 74.9
22 71.2 67.3 74.8
21 71.1 67.2 74.8
20 71 67.1 74.7
19 70.9 67 74.6
18 70.8 66.9 74.6
17 70.8 66.9 74.5
16 70.7 66.8 74.5
15 70.7 66.7 74.5
14 70.6 66.7 74.4
13 70.6 66.7 74.4
12 70.6 66.6 74.4
11 70.5 66.6 74.3
10 70.5 66.5 74.3
9 70.4 66.5 74.3
8 70.4 66.5 74.2
7 70.4 66.4 74.2
6 70.3 66.4 74.1
5 70.2 66.3 74.1
4 70.2 66.2 74
3 70 66.1 73.9
2 69.9 65.9 73.7
1 69.6 65.6 73.4
0 67.8 63.7 71.8

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

In Namibia, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 79.9 years, rising to 82.1 at 70, 84.6 at 75, and 87.4 at 80 — all higher than the 67.8 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Namibia.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 0.69% 0.09% 1.25%
99 0.97% 0.15% 1.73%
98 1.33% 0.23% 2.35%
97 1.79% 0.35% 3.13%
96 2.37% 0.53% 4.09%
95 3.09% 0.77% 5.25%
94 3.95% 1.09% 6.62%
93 4.97% 1.52% 8.18%
92 6.15% 2.06% 9.96%
91 7.49% 2.74% 11.9%
90 9.04% 3.59% 14.1%
89 10.7% 4.61% 16.5%
88 12.6% 5.82% 19%
87 14.7% 7.22% 21.7%
86 16.9% 8.82% 24.4%
85 19.2% 10.6% 27.3%
84 21.7% 12.6% 30.1%
83 24.2% 14.7% 33%
82 26.7% 17% 35.8%
81 29.2% 19.3% 38.4%
80 31.8% 21.8% 41.1%
79 34.3% 24.4% 43.7%
78 36.9% 27% 46.3%
77 39.5% 29.6% 48.8%
76 42% 32.2% 51.3%
75 44.5% 34.9% 53.7%
74 46.9% 37.5% 56.1%
73 49.3% 40% 58.4%
72 51.7% 42.5% 60.6%
71 53.9% 44.9% 62.7%
70 56.1% 47.3% 64.7%
69 58.2% 49.6% 66.6%
68 60.2% 51.8% 68.5%
67 62.1% 54% 70.2%
66 64% 56% 71.9%
65 65.8% 58.1% 73.6%
64 67.5% 60% 75.1%
63 69.1% 61.9% 76.5%
62 70.7% 63.7% 77.9%
61 72.1% 65.4% 79.1%
60 73.5% 67% 80.2%
59 74.8% 68.5% 81.3%
58 76% 70% 82.3%
57 77.2% 71.4% 83.2%
56 78.3% 72.7% 84.1%
55 79.4% 74% 84.9%
54 80.4% 75.2% 85.6%
53 81.3% 76.4% 86.3%
52 82.2% 77.5% 87%
51 83.1% 78.6% 87.6%
50 83.9% 79.6% 88.2%
49 84.7% 80.6% 88.8%
48 85.4% 81.5% 89.3%
47 86.1% 82.4% 89.8%
46 86.7% 83.2% 90.2%
45 87.3% 84% 90.6%
44 87.9% 84.7% 91%
43 88.4% 85.4% 91.4%
42 88.9% 86.1% 91.8%
41 89.4% 86.7% 92.1%
40 89.9% 87.4% 92.4%
39 90.3% 87.9% 92.7%
38 90.7% 88.5% 92.9%
37 91.1% 89% 93.2%
36 91.5% 89.5% 93.4%
35 91.8% 89.9% 93.7%
34 92.1% 90.4% 93.9%
33 92.4% 90.8% 94.1%
32 92.7% 91.2% 94.3%
31 93% 91.6% 94.4%
30 93.3% 91.9% 94.6%
29 93.5% 92.2% 94.8%
28 93.7% 92.6% 94.9%
27 94% 92.9% 95.1%
26 94.2% 93.1% 95.2%
25 94.4% 93.4% 95.3%
24 94.6% 93.7% 95.5%
23 94.8% 93.9% 95.6%
22 94.9% 94.2% 95.7%
21 95.1% 94.4% 95.8%
20 95.2% 94.6% 95.9%
19 95.4% 94.8% 96%
18 95.5% 95% 96.1%
17 95.6% 95.1% 96.2%
16 95.7% 95.2% 96.2%
15 95.8% 95.3% 96.3%
14 95.9% 95.4% 96.4%
13 96% 95.5% 96.4%
12 96% 95.6% 96.5%
11 96.1% 95.6% 96.5%
10 96.1% 95.7% 96.6%
9 96.2% 95.8% 96.6%
8 96.2% 95.8% 96.7%
7 96.3% 95.9% 96.7%
6 96.4% 96% 96.8%
5 96.5% 96.1% 96.9%
4 96.6% 96.2% 97%
3 96.8% 96.4% 97.1%
2 97% 96.7% 97.4%
1 97.4% 97.1% 97.7%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. In Namibia, 73.5% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 56.1% past 70, 31.8% past 80, 9.04% past 90, and only 0.69% past 100.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

Compare Namibia Life expectancy vs other countries

Death rate by age in Namibia

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 148 0 287.8
99 278.1 56 484
98 358 83.2 613
97 462 121.9 778
96 583 173.8 963
95 719 241.2 1,164
94 861 324 1,362
93 1,016 425 1,568
92 1,184 546 1,780
91 1,337 680 1,951
90 1,555 849 2,215
89 1,704 1,017 2,347
88 1,888 1,207 2,524
87 2,048 1,400 2,654
86 2,209 1,600 2,779
85 2,329 1,789 2,837
84 2,442 1,982 2,876
83 2,493 2,131 2,837
82 2,541 2,274 2,798
81 2,502 2,356 2,652
80 2,572 2,492 2,664
79 2,559 2,544 2,591
78 2,587 2,607 2,594
77 2,542 2,615 2,515
76 2,530 2,630 2,486
75 2,505 2,626 2,437
74 2,455 2,594 2,361
73 2,394 2,551 2,279
72 2,338 2,504 2,210
71 2,230 2,414 2,083
70 2,195 2,378 2,050
69 2,081 2,283 1,920
68 2,015 2,218 1,853
67 1,935 2,147 1,768
66 1,863 2,080 1,693
65 1,809 2,025 1,640
64 1,711 1,945 1,525
63 1,621 1,867 1,422
62 1,545 1,790 1,328
61 1,453 1,697 1,218
60 1,392 1,635 1,155
59 1,293 1,537 1,056
58 1,224 1,465 989
57 1,156 1,395 919
56 1,103 1,336 865
55 1,053 1,283 810
54 1,002 1,227 763
53 952 1,174 716
52 908 1,125 677
51 855 1,068 624
50 820 1,027 595
49 766 967 548
48 723 917 512
47 678 868 476
46 638 824 445
45 605 784 420
44 569 741 392
43 538 705 370
42 511 672 350
41 480 636 325
40 460 611 310
39 432 576 289
38 410 547 272.6
37 386 518 254.3
36 364 490 240.1
35 344 464 226.1
34 323 437 211.5
33 305 412 199.3
32 288.7 390 188.3
31 272.1 368 175.9
30 261.3 352 169.4
29 246.8 333 159.9
28 235 317 151.8
27 224.2 302 144.3
26 213.4 287.6 137
25 203.7 275.5 130.1
24 194.2 262.3 124.2
23 185.1 249.9 118.1
22 175.5 236.2 112.3
21 165 221 106.6
20 154.6 205.2 102.1
19 142.3 188 95.9
18 129.6 170.1 89.2
17 113 144.7 81.4
16 97.5 121.5 73.6
15 83.7 102.1 65.4
14 72 86.5 57.7
13 63.9 75.6 52.3
12 59.1 69.7 48.5
11 56.8 66.7 47
10 56.4 65.4 47.5
9 58.5 67.3 49.8
8 63.4 72.6 54.2
7 70.9 80.4 61.3
6 80.2 89.3 71
5 94.8 103.8 85.7
4 123.5 135.3 111.5
3 167.8 182.9 152.6
2 241.7 261.2 222.1
1 385 404 366
0 2,592 2,914 2,268

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Namibia, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 0 for both sexes combined, 0 for males, and 84 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 68.8 for men, 76.5 for women, and 72.7 combined, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure and reflect Namibia's demographics more than its death rate.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Data sources:

  1. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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