Sub-Saharan Africa · population about 3 million
If you were born in Namibia
Right now, about 0.06% of the babies born on Earth are born in Namibia: 1 in 1,720, about 76,715 a year, or one every 411 minutes.
The chance that a baby born in Namibia dies before turning five is 4.1%, about 6.3 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 69.4 years for women and 65.4 years for men.
Life in Namibia, in numbers
Life expectancy67.4 yearswomen 69.4 · men 65.4United States 79.3 years · 43rd lowest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 54.1%41.1 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 38th highest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 13.8%38.3 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 30th highest of 172 countries
Mothers who die giving birth215 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 41st highest of 172 countries
Children per woman3.21total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 47th highest of 172 countries
Expected years of schooling11.8 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 56th lowest of 172 countries
College and university enrollment26%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 66th lowest of 172 countries
Income per person (PPP)$10,126GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 64th lowest of 172 countries
Income inequality0.59Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · highest of 172 countries
People living in cities50%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 51st lowest of 172 countries
People working in farming23%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 76th highest of 172 countries
People using the internet64%United States 94% · 60th lowest of 172 countries
Women married before 187%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 71st lowest of 172 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket7%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 9th lowest of 172 countries
HIV10.22%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 8th highest of 172 countries
Homicide11.2 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 24th highest of 172 countries
Road traffic deaths20 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 42nd highest of 172 countries
People who smokemen 25% · women 3%
Life satisfaction4.83 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 47th lowest of 156 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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