Table 1 Namibia – health and development indicators

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