Health Statistics in Namibia

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All Health datasets for Namibia (876)

Dataset
Crude suicide rates (per 100 000 population)
WHO
–
Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population)
WHO
+1.4%
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100 000 population)
WHO
−25%
Premature deaths due to noncommunicable diseases (NCD) as a proportion of all NCD deaths
WHO
+0.9%
Age-standardized NCD mortality rate (per 100 000 population)
WHO
+2.6%
Total NCD Deaths
WHO
+3.1%
Probability (%) of dying between age 30 and exact age 70 from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease
WHO
+9.6%
Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years per 1000 population)
WHO
−6.7%
Number of female leprosy new cases
WHO
+45.5%
New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 1 000 000 child population
WHO
0
Number of non-autochthonous leprosy cases
WHO
−9
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population
WHO
+56.8%
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment
WHO
+84.6%
Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population
WHO
+80.9%
Number of new G2D leprosy cases
WHO
+7
Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population
WHO
+2.3
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children (less than 15 years of age)
WHO
0
Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children (less than 15 years of age)
WHO
0
Number of new leprosy cases
WHO
+60%
People living with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) including cured (all ages) (adjusted number)
WHO
+11.2%
Chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infected persons diagnosed (number)
WHO
−11.5%
Pregnant women attending antenatal care, tested for HBsAg (percent)
WHO
–
Pregnant women attending antenatal care, tested positive for HBsAg (percent)
WHO
–
Life expectancy at birth (years)
WHO
+1.3%
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years)
WHO
+1.4%
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years)
WHO
+2.3%
Life expectancy at age 60 (years)
WHO
+2.5%
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ years (age-standardized estimate) (%)
WHO
−1.6%
Physical activity policies for activie societies
WHO
0
Physical activity policies focused on active systems
WHO
0%
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates
WHO
+1.6%
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates
WHO
+3.8%
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model-based estimates
WHO
−2.1%
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% height-for-age <-2 SD), model-based estimates
WHO
−1.1%
Number of under-five deaths
WHO
−2.5%
Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births)
WHO
−4%
Stillbirth rate (per 1000 total births)
WHO
−1.8%
Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years
WHO
−5.6%
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5)
WHO
−6.1%
Number of neonatal deaths
WHO
−1.1%
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births)
WHO
−3.2%
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age
WHO
−3.8%
Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds (probability of dying per 1000 children aged 5-14 years)
WHO
−6.5%
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands)
WHO
+7.3%
Number of infant deaths
WHO
−3.4%
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births)
WHO
−5%
Number of deaths among adolescents (10 to 19 years of age)
WHO
−2.8%
Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort)
WHO
−5.9%
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence (%)
WHO
−42.9%
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV
WHO
0%
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes
WHO
−9.7%
Reported number of people receiving antiretroviral therapy
WHO
−0.7%
Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy
WHO
−13.4%
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals for preventing mother-to-child transmission
WHO
−20.3%
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV
WHO
−3%
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing antiretrovirals for preventing mother-to-child transmission
WHO
−5.5%
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on WHO methods
WHO
−13.5%
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children
WHO
0%
Number of new HIV infections
WHO
−2.5%
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV (%)
WHO
0%
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 (%)
WHO
−4.5%
New HIV infections (per 1000 uninfected population)
WHO
−5.3%
Childhood cancer survival for lymphoid leukaemia, age-standardized 5-year net survival (%)
WHO
–
International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version, 2nd edition
WHO
−29.7%
Population in areas that warrant treatment with antibiotics, facial cleanliness and environmental improvement for elimination of trachoma as a public health problem
WHO
0
Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma
WHO
0
Reported number of human rabies deaths
WHO
–
Number of people operated for trachomatous trichiasis
WHO
0
HPV immunization coverage estimates among primary target cohort (9-14 years old girls) (%)
WHO
–
Polio (Pol3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)
WHO
+40
Pertussis - number of reported cases
WHO
+100%
Total tetanus - number of reported cases
WHO
+200%
Yellow fever - number of reported cases
WHO
0
Rubella - number of reported cases
WHO
+750%
Diphtheria - number of reported cases
WHO
+5
Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases
WHO
0
Mumps - number of reported cases
WHO
+4,445.8%
Congenital Rubella Syndrome - number of reported cases
WHO
0%
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases
WHO
−50%
Measles - number of reported cases
WHO
+1,660%
Pneumoccocal conjugate vaccines (PCV3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)
WHO
+9.2%
Rotavirus vaccines completed dose (RotaC) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)
WHO
0%
Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage by the nationally recommended age (%)
WHO
+1.5%
Hib (Hib3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)
WHO
+10.8%
Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)
WHO
+6.3%
Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (WUENIC)
WHO
+7.1%
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis (DTP3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)
WHO
+10.8%
Hepatitis B (HepB3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)
WHO
+10.8%
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)
WHO
0%
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (WUENIC)
WHO
+8.9%
Adopted written national policy on alcohol
WHO
–
Alcoholic beverage legally defined
WHO
0
National legislation to prevent illegal alcohol
WHO
0
Standard drink defined
WHO
0
National drinking guidelines
WHO
–
National legislation to prevent illegal alcohol sales
WHO
0
Government monopoly on production
WHO
+1
Government monopoly on retail sales
WHO
+1
Detection of marketing infringements
WHO
0
Penalties for marketing infringements
WHO
0
Off-premise sales restrictions on days
WHO
0%
Off-premise sales restrictions on hours
WHO
0%
Off-premise sales restrictions on places
WHO
−1
Off-premise sales restrictions on outlet density
WHO
0
On-premise sales restrictions on days
WHO
−1
On-premise sales restrictions on hours
WHO
−1
On-premise sales restrictions on places
WHO
−1
On-premise sales restrictions on outlet density
WHO
0
On-premise sales restrictions to intoxicated persons
WHO
–
Server training
WHO
+1
Remote ordering of alcohol regulated
WHO
–
Level of taxation adjusted for inflation
WHO
–
Duty paid or excise stamp on alcohol container
WHO
0
Number of standard alcoholic drinks displayed on containers
WHO
0
Alcohol content displayed on containers
WHO
−1
Health warning labels on pregnancy
WHO
+1
Health warning labels on under-age drinking
WHO
+1
Health warning labels on drink-driving
WHO
+1
Health warning labels on alcohol advertising
WHO
+1
Health warning labels on alcohol containers
WHO
+1
Legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limits
WHO
0%
Age limits off-premise sales
WHO
0%
Random breath testing (RBT) use
WHO
0%
Penalties for drink driving
WHO
0
Sobriety checkpoints
WHO
0%
Graduated licensing
WHO
0
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), by beverage type
WHO
+6.7%
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year average
WHO
0%
Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year average
WHO
0%
Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year average
WHO
0
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%)
WHO
0%
Cancer survival for those diagnosed with breast cancer, 5-year net survival (%)
WHO
–
Number of imported cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported
WHO
0
Number of new reported cases of human African trypanosomiasis (T.b. rhodesiense)
WHO
–
Number of cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported
WHO
0
Household air pollution attributable deaths
WHO
–
Household air pollution attributable DALYs
WHO
–
Household air pollution attributable DALYs (per 100 000, age-standardized)
WHO
–
Household air pollution attributable death rate (per 100 000 population, age-standardized)
WHO
–
Ambient air pollution attributable deaths
WHO
–
Ambient air pollution attributable death rate (per 100 000 population, age-standardized)
WHO
–
Ambient air pollution attributable DALYs
WHO
–
Ambient air pollution attributable DALYs (per 100 000 population, age-standardized)
WHO
–
Joint effects of air pollution attributable deaths
WHO
–
Household and ambient air pollution attributable DALYs (per 100 000 capita, age-standardized)
WHO
–
Ambient and household air pollution attributable death rate (per 100 000 population, age-standardized)
WHO
–
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol) (SDG Indicator 3.5.2), three-year average
WHO
0%
Exclusive breastfeeding under six months (in thousands)
WHO
+156.3%
Low birth weight number (in thousands)
WHO
−0.9%
Low birth weight prevalence (%)
WHO
0%
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
WHO
−1.6%
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%)
WHO
−0.8%
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
WHO
+1.8%
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%)
WHO
+1.8%
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
WHO
+1.6%
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%)
WHO
+2.6%
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for cooking (%)
WHO
+2.2%
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%)
WHO
+2.1%
Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$
WHO
−5.1%
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%)
WHO
−1.5%
External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$
WHO
+12%
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%)
WHO
+17.9%
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) per capita in US$
WHO
−8%
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%)
WHO
−3%
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%)
WHO
−4.5%
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of general government expenditure (GGE) (%)
WHO
−5.6%
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$
WHO
−5.8%
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%)
WHO
−0.8%
Primary health care expenditure (PHCE) per сapita in US$
WHO
−7.3%
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$
WHO
−4.8%
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%)
WHO
+0.3%
Adolescent birth rate (per 1000 women)
WHO
−25%
Medical doctors (per 10,000)
WHO
−13.4%
Nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10,000)
WHO
−3%
Dentists (per 10,000)
WHO
+15.2%
Pharmacists (per 10,000)
WHO
+10.1%
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs
WHO
−49.3%
Tobacco MPOWER Protect people: P2 smoke-free places, additional characteristics
WHO
0
Tobacco Monitor: school-based national surveys, tobacco use, tobacco smoking, and cigarette smoking, prevalence
WHO
–
Tobacco Monitor: school-based national surveys, smokeless tobacco or e-cigarettes, prevalence
WHO
–
Tobacco Monitor: population-based national surveys, smokeless tobacco or e-cigarettes
WHO
–
Tobacco Monitor: population-based national surveys, tobacco use and smoking, prevalence
WHO
–
Tobacco Monitor: population-based national surveys, smokeless tobacco or e-cigarettes, prevalence
WHO
–
Best-practice policy implemented for industrially produced trans-fatty acids (TFA) (Y/N)
WHO
0
Tobacco Monitor: population-based national surveys, tobacco use and smoking
WHO
–
Tobacco Monitor: school-based national surveys, tobacco use and smoking
WHO
–
Tobacco Monitor: school-based national surveys, smokeless tobacco or e-cigarettes
WHO
–
Environmental and Occupational Health and Hygiene Professionals (number)
WHO
+21.9%
Environmental and Occupational Health Inspectors and Associates (number)
WHO
+54.8%
Medical and Pathology Laboratory scientists (number)
WHO
+85.6%
Medical and Pathology Laboratory Technicians (number)
WHO
+975.8%
Physiotherapists (number)
WHO
+9.4%
Traditional and Complementary Medicine Professionals (number)
WHO
–
Community Health Workers (number)
WHO
+24.7%
Pharmacists (number)
WHO
+12.4%
Pharmaceutical Technicians and Assistants (number)
WHO
+41.5%
Dentists (number)
WHO
+17.7%
Dental Assistants and Therapists (number)
WHO
+5.6%
Dental Prosthetic Technicians (number)
WHO
−57.7%
Nursing and midwifery personnel (number)
WHO
−0.8%
Nursing personnel (number)
WHO
−0.8%
Midwifery personnel (number)
WHO
+16.7%
Medical doctors (number)
WHO
−11.4%
Generalist medical practitioners (number)
WHO
+17.1%
Specialist medical practitioners (number)
WHO
+369.7%
Medical doctors not further defined (number)
WHO
+83.6%
Domestic general government expenditure on PHC as % of primary health care expenditure (PHCE) (%)
WHO
−1.9%
Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported
WHO
−10%
Total number of  malaria cases (presumed + confirmed cases)
WHO
+17.3%
Number of suspected malaria cases
WHO
+5.8%
Number of malaria suspects examined by rapid diagnostic test (RDT)
WHO
+5.6%
Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test (RDT)
WHO
+17.7%
Number of indigenous P. vivax malaria cases
WHO
–
Number of presumed malaria cases
WHO
0
Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases
WHO
−73.4%
Domestic Expenditure on Malaria
WHO
−81.5%
Number of malaria suspects examined by microscopy
WHO
−10.9%
Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy
WHO
−12.4%
Number of people protected from malaria by indoor residual spraying (IRS)
WHO
+1,159.3%
Number of indigenous malaria cases
WHO
−10.6%
Number of imported malaria cases
WHO
+187.2%
Number of confirmed malaria cases
WHO
+17.3%
Number of malaria cases treated with artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs)
WHO
+16.3%
Number of malaria cases treated with any first  line tx courses (including artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs))
WHO
+16.3%
Estimated malaria mortality rate (per 100 000 population)
WHO
+35.7%
Estimated malaria incidence (per 1000 population at risk)
WHO
−12.6%
Estimated number of malaria deaths
WHO
+39.1%
Estimated number of malaria cases
WHO
−10.6%
Alcohol content in beverage in percent of volume, (alcohol by volume) (ABV %)
WHO
0%
Sugar-content of beverage (g/100ml)
WHO
0%
Primary data availability for UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1) (%)
WHO
–
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)
WHO
+1.5%
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access
WHO
+1.2%
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on infectious diseases
WHO
+2.5%
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on noncommunicable diseases
WHO
0%
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health
WHO
0%
Treatment success rate: XDR-TB cases
WHO
−67%
HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) (%)
WHO
0%
TB patients with known HIV status (%)
WHO
−1%
Tested TB patients HIV-positive (%)
WHO
−12.5%
Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB (%)
WHO
−2.6%
Treatment success rate: new TB cases
WHO
0%
Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases
WHO
−9.1%
Treatment success rate: HIV-positive TB cases
WHO
+1.2%
New cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB (%)
WHO
−1%
Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB (%)
WHO
−2.1%
Cases started on MDR-TB treatment
WHO
−9.5%
Confirmed cases of RR-/MDR-TB
WHO
−11.1%
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases
WHO
−8.6%
Tuberculosis treatment coverage
WHO
−8.3%
Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases
WHO
−3.6%
Number of incident tuberculosis cases, (HIV-positive cases)
WHO
−2.6%
Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100 000 population per year)
WHO
−2.3%
Number of incident tuberculosis cases
WHO
0%
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in children aged 0 - 14
WHO
–
Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV
WHO
0%
Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people (per 100 000 population)
WHO
−3.6%
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, ages 0-4, female (% of female population ages 0-4)
Gender Statistics
−2.7%
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, ages 0-4, male (% of male population ages 0-4)
Gender Statistics
−2.4%
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, ages 0-4 (% of population ages 0-4)
Gender Statistics
−2.5%
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, ages 5-14, female (% of female population ages 5-14)
Gender Statistics
−10.3%
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, ages 5-14, male (% of male population ages 5-14)
Gender Statistics
−12.1%
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, ages 5-14 (% of population ages 5-14)
Gender Statistics
−11.4%
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, ages 15-59, female (% of female population ages 15-59)
Gender Statistics
+8.4%
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, ages 15-59 (% of population ages 15-59)
Gender Statistics
+1.9%
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, ages 60+, female (% of female population ages 60+)
Gender Statistics
+3.5%
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, ages 60+, male (% of male population ages 60+)
Gender Statistics
+0.6%
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, female (% of female population)
Gender Statistics
−0.1%
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, male (% of male population)
Gender Statistics
−3.4%
Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4, female (% of female population ages 0-4)
Gender Statistics
+9.8%
Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4, male (% of male population ages 0-4)
Gender Statistics
+7.6%
Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4 (% of population ages 0-4)
Gender Statistics
+8.6%
Cause of death, by injury, ages 5-14, female (% of female population ages 5-14)
Gender Statistics
+22.6%
Cause of death, by injury, ages 5-14, male (% of male population ages 5-14)
Gender Statistics
+19.9%
Cause of death, by injury, ages 5-14 (% of population ages 5-14)
Gender Statistics
+21.2%
Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, female (% of female population ages 15-59)
Gender Statistics
−8%
Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, male (% of male population ages 15-59)
Gender Statistics
+3.6%
Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59 (% of population ages 15-59)
Gender Statistics
+5.1%
Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, female (% of female population ages 60+)
Gender Statistics
+7.3%
Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, male (% of male population ages 60+)
Gender Statistics
+8.9%
Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ (% of population ages 60+)
Gender Statistics
+8.1%
Cause of death, by injury, female (% of female population)
Gender Statistics
−1.2%
Cause of death, by injury, male (% of male population)
Gender Statistics
+7.4%
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 0-4, female (% of female population ages 0-4)
Gender Statistics
+13.5%
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 0-4, male (% of male population ages 0-4)
Gender Statistics
+12.8%
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 0-4 (% of population ages 0-4)
Gender Statistics
+13.1%
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 5-14, female (% of female population ages 5-14)
Gender Statistics
+28.7%
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 5-14, male (% of male population ages 5-14)
Gender Statistics
+19.6%
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 5-14 (% of population ages 5-14)
Gender Statistics
+23.5%
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59, female (% of female population ages 15-59)
Gender Statistics
−12.8%
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59, male (% of male population ages 15-59)
Gender Statistics
−0.5%
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59 (% of population ages 15-59)
Gender Statistics
−6.1%
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 60+, female (% of female population ages 60+)
Gender Statistics
−1.1%
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 60+, male (% of male population ages 60+)
Gender Statistics
−0.8%
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 60+ (% of population ages 60+)
Gender Statistics
−1%
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, female (% of female population)
Gender Statistics
+0.3%
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, male (% of male population)
Gender Statistics
+1.1%
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female (%)
Gender Statistics
+1%
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male (%)
Gender Statistics
+3.4%
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female (per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49)
Gender Statistics
−2.7%

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