GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being in Namibia

Namibia: GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being was 0.72 5 year moving average in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
0.72 5 year moving average
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
144th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.762 5 year moving average
in 2016
All-time low
0.556 5 year moving average
in 2012
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being in Namibia, 2004–2023

00.20.40.60.82004201320232004: 0.667 5 year moving average2005: 0.625 5 year moving average2006: 0.625 5 year moving average2007: 0.75 5 year moving average2008: 0.75 5 year moving average2009: 0.75 5 year moving average2010: 0.667 5 year moving average2011: 0.722 5 year moving average2012: 0.556 5 year moving average2013: 0.722 5 year moving average2014: 0.722 5 year moving average2015: 0.737 5 year moving average2016: 0.762 5 year moving average2017: 0.762 5 year moving average2018: 0.667 5 year moving average2019: 0.667 5 year moving average2020: 0.714 5 year moving average2021: 0.68 5 year moving average2022: 0.64 5 year moving average2023: 0.72 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

The most recent figure for goal 3: good health and well-being in Namibia is 0.72 5 year moving average, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 3: good health and well-being in Namibia peaked at 0.762 5 year moving average in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.556 5 year moving average, in 2012.

That places Namibia 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being (5 year moving average) in Namibia, 2004 to 2023.
Year 5 year moving average Change
2004 0.667 5 year moving average —
2005 0.625 5 year moving average -6.3%
2006 0.625 5 year moving average +0.0%
2007 0.75 5 year moving average +20.0%
2008 0.75 5 year moving average +0.0%
2009 0.75 5 year moving average +0.0%
2010 0.667 5 year moving average -11.1%
2011 0.722 5 year moving average +8.2%
2012 0.556 5 year moving average -23.0%
2013 0.722 5 year moving average +29.9%
2014 0.722 5 year moving average +0.0%
2015 0.737 5 year moving average +2.1%
2016 0.762 5 year moving average +3.4%
2017 0.762 5 year moving average +0.0%
2018 0.667 5 year moving average -12.5%
2019 0.667 5 year moving average +0.0%
2020 0.714 5 year moving average +7.0%
2021 0.68 5 year moving average -4.8%
2022 0.64 5 year moving average -5.9%
2023 0.72 5 year moving average +12.5%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 0.72 5 year moving average is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.76 5 year moving average, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 0.72 5 year moving average is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.76 5 year moving average, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6945 5 year moving average 0.625 5 year moving average 0.75 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.6984 5 year moving average 0.556 5 year moving average 0.762 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.6885 5 year moving average 0.64 5 year moving average 0.72 5 year moving average 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 144 Bahamas 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  2. 144 Bahrain 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  3. 144 Cameroon 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  4. 144 Central African Republic 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  5. 144 Gabon 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  6. 144 Guinea-Bissau 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  7. 144 Kiribati 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  8. 144 Lebanon 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  9. 144 Lesotho 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  10. 144 Nigeria 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  11. 144 Pakistan 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  12. 144 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  13. 144 Syria 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  14. 144 Venezuela 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  15. 144 Yemen 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  16. 144 Zambia 0.72 5 year moving average compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 3: good health and well-being in Namibia?
Goal 3: good health and well-being in Namibia was 0.72 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 3: good health and well-being recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.762 5 year moving average in 2016.
What is the lowest goal 3: good health and well-being recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.556 5 year moving average in 2012.
How does Namibia rank for goal 3: good health and well-being?
Namibia ranks 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 3: good health and well-being rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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