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Table 1 Namibia: selected health and development indicators

From: Resource flows for health care: Namibia reproductive health sub-accounts

Indicator

Value

GDP per capita, 2008 (US$)

4,149

Income Gini index, 2000-2010

74.3

Human Development Index (HDI), 2010

0.606

Life expectancy at birth, 2007 (years0

59

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births, 2002-2006

46

Under-five mortality rate per 1,000 live births, 2002-2006

69

Total number of women age 15-49 years (2007-2008)

438,650

Total number of women age 15-49 years (2008-2009)

450,055

Annual number of births, 2009

59,000

Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births (1998-2007)

449

Adult (15-49) years HIV prevalence rate, 2008 (%)

15.3

Antenatal care from skilled provider-4+ visits, 2006-2007 (%)

70.4

Percentage of deliveries by a skilled provider, 2006-2007 (%)

81.4

Health expenditure per capita 2008/09 (US$)

268

Physician per 10,000 population, 2000-2007

3

Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 population, 2000-2007

31

Hospital beds per 10,000 population, 2000-2008

94.6