Namibia Key Health Facts

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• Estimated total population: 1,830,330
• Area: 317,874 sq. mi. / 823,290 sq. km.
• Maternal mortality ratio: 449 per 100,000 live births
• HIV prevalence (pregnant women 15–39): 18.8%*
Highest: 29.7% among pregnant women 35–39
Lowest: 6.6% among pregnant women 15–19
• Tuberculosis prevalence: 589 per 100,000
population
• Under-5 mortality rate: 69 per 1,000
*HIV sentinel surveillance in Namibia is conducted
among pregnant women; men and children
are not included.

Sources: Central Bureau of Statistics/2001Census; World Bank, 2011; Report on the 2010 National HIV Sentinel Survey;
MoHSS NTLP Annual Report 2009/10; Namibia Demographic and Health Survey, 2006-7.

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