UNFPA Namibia

A politically stable upper middle-income country, Namibia faces continuing challenges. HIV and sexually transmitted infections rates are high, and maternal mortality and the unmet need for family planning have risen. Since 1972, UNFPA supports strengthening sexual and reproductive health services, promoting gender equality and bolstering national capacities to prevent and respond to gender-based violence. Programmes help expand high-quality, emergency obstetric and newborn care and family planning services. UNFPA also encourages young people to advocate for sexual and reproductive care and forge links to HIV services. It also helps to produce high-quality demographic data.

Data overview View more

Población

Population aged 0-14
Population aged 15-64
Population aged 65+

Salud materna y neonatal

Partos atendidos por personal de salud cualificado

Salud sexual y reproductiva

Tasa de prevalencia del uso de anticonceptivos, cualquier método
Demanda no satisfecha

Educación

Fecundidad

Tasa de fecundidad total, mujeres, 2010-2015

Esperanza de vida

Esperanza de vida al nacer, 2010-2015

Harmful Practices

Child marriage by age 18, per cent, 2006-2017

Child marriage by age 18

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Demographic Dividend: Namibia View more

Population Pyramid

Number of women/men in a given age group

Population in thousands

Esperanza de vida

Men Women

Total fertility rate

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Year: 2018

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Key results of Namibia in 2018 View more

National plan for sexual and reproductive health

A costed, integrated national plan was developed for sexual and reproductive health, which prioritizes access for key groups

School-based comprehensive sexuality education

A comprehensive sexuality education curricula was operationalized in accordance with international standards

Out-of-school comprehensive sexuality education

A national mechanism or strategy was in place to deliver out-of-school comprehensive sexuality education in accordance with international standards

Gender-based violence platform

A national mechanism to engage multiple stakeholders to prevent and address gender-based violence was in place

Census disaggregation

Census results disaggregated by age and sex were available and publically accessible online

Minimum Initial Services Package

38 Health service providers and managers were trained on the minimum initial service package

Life skills programmes for girls

364 Marginalized girls were reached with health, social and economic asset-building programmes

Advocacy platforms against harmful social norms

2 Communities developed advocacy platforms to eliminate discriminatory gender and sociocultural norms which affect women and girls

Child, early and forced marriage

188 Girls received, with support from UNFPA, prevention, protection services, and/or care related to child, early, and forced marriage

Community declarations on harmful practices

3 Communities made public declarations to eliminate harmful practices, with support from UNFPA, including child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation

Essential services for gender-based violence survivors

6873 Women and girls who were subjected to violence have accessed the essential services package