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| Namibia |
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| Basic Health
Indicators as Reported to the |
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| World Health
Organization (WHO) |
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| These
are the Basic Health Indicators, established by the World Health
Organization, to be reported |
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each member country to measure progress toward meeting the goals of the
"Health For All By the |
| Year 2000 Initiative. |
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| To
find similar data for any WHO Member Country
visit here.
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1st Monit. |
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1st Eval. |
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2nd Monit. |
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2nd Eval. |
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3rd Monit. |
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3rd Eval. |
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| Basic Health Indicator |
1980-82 |
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1983-85 |
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1986-88 |
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1989-90 |
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1991-93 |
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1994-97 |
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| Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes |
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57 |
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| Life expectancy at birth - Male |
50 |
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55.7 |
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59.1 |
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| Life expectancy at birth - Female |
53 |
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58.2 |
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62.8 |
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| Life expectancy at age 65 - Both sexes |
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| Life expectancy at age 65 - Male |
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| Life expectancy at age 65 - Female |
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| Infant mortality rate - Both sexes |
125.3 |
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103 |
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57 |
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| Infant mortality rate - Male |
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| Infant mortality rate - Female |
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| Probability of dying before 5th birthday - Both sexes |
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171 |
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83 |
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| Probability of dying before 5th birthday - Male |
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| Probability of dying before 5th birthday - Female |
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| Annual population growth rate (%) |
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| Total fertility rate |
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| Crude birth rate |
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| Crude death rate |
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| GNP per capita (US$) |
1410 |
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753 |
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2030 |
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| Gross domestic product per capita (PPP$) |
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| Annual growth rate of the GNP |
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3 |
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| % of
poor (total) |
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38 |
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| % of poor in rural areas |
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61 |
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| Adult literacy rate (both sexes) |
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55 |
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76 |
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| Adult literacy rate (male) |
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58 |
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76 |
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| Adult literacy rate (female) |
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52 |
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78 |
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| % of newborns weighing at least 2500g at birth |
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86.5 |
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84.1 |
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| % children with acceptable weight/age and/or height/age |
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73 |
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72 |
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| % children with acceptable weight/age only |
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74 |
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| % children with acceptable height/age only |
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| % of population 15+ who are regular smokers - Total |
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| % of population 15+ who are regular smokers - male |
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| % of population 15+ who are regular smokers - female |
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| % of population with safe drinking-water available - Total |
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64 |
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60 |
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| % of population with safe drinking-water available - urban |
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98 |
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62 |
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| % of population with safe drinking-water available - rural |
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30 |
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45 |
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| % of population with adequate excreta-disposal facilities -
Total |
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23 |
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42 |
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| % of
population with adequate excreta-disposal facilities - urban |
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36 |
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78 |
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| % of population with adequate excreta-disposal facilities -
rural |
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10 |
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37 |
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| Total national health expenditure as a % of GNP |
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5 |
a |
7.4 |
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| % of national health expend. devoted to local health care |
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21 |
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35 |
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| Total government health expenditure as a % of GNP |
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5.7 |
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| Total government health expenditure as a % of total government
expd. |
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14.7 |
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| Total government health expendiure per capita (US$) |
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69 |
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| Recurrent government health expenditure as % of total government
hlth exp. |
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90 |
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| % of recurrent government health expenditure going to salaries |
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55 |
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| % of essential drugs available in a sample of remote facilities |
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84 |
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| Amount of international aid for health received as % of total
govt. hlth expd |
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10 |
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| Amount
of international aid received for health (millions US$) |
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14 |
b |
11.6 |
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| Amount of aid given for health (millions US$) |
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22 |
b |
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| Health-For-All policy endorsement continues |
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Yes |
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| Community participation |
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No |
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| More equitable distribution of resources |
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Yes |
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| % of pregnant women attended by trained personnel during
pregnancy |
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69 |
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87 |
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| % of deliveries attended by trained personnel |
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70 |
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70 |
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| % of infants attended by trained personnel |
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38 |
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38 |
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| % of women of childbearing age using family planning |
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18.5 |
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29 |
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| % of population with access to local health care - total |
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| % of population with access to local health care - urban |
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| % of population with access to local health care - rural |
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| Maternal mortality rate (per 100 000 live births) |
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371 |
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225 |
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| DMFT at age 12 years (mean value) |
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| Posted: 01 June 2000 |
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