Child stunting in Namibia
22.7% of children under five in Namibia were stunted in 2013.
The latest value for Namibia is for 2013. Most countries have figures for 2019.
Namibia, 2013
22.7%
Change from 2007
−6.5percentage points
Child stunting in Namibia over time
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Namibia
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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Namibia |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 22.7% |
| 2007 | 29.2% |
| 2000 | 29.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 29.2% in 2007, a change of −6.5 percentage points.
- Since 1992, when it was 35.6%, the figure has changed by −12.9 percentage points.
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39.5 per 1,000 live births
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
67.4 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.9 years
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Healthy life expectancy
56.9 years
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UHC service coverage
66
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