Life expectancy for males rose 0.360% to 63.0 years in Namibia in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, life expectancy for males in Namibia reached an all time high of 63.0 years in 2024 and an all time low of 39.5 years in 1955. When compared to Namibia's main peers, life expectancy for males in Angola amounted to 52.5 years, 52.1 years in Botswana, 56.0 years in South Africa and 61.5 years in Zimbabwe in 2024.
Namibia has been ranked 128th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of life expectancy for males, 36 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Life Expectancy at Birth (Male) | Unit | 2080 | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | 2091 | 2092 | 2093 | 2094 | 2095 | 2096 | 2097 | 2098 | 2099 | 2100 |
| Angola | years | 71.5 | 71.7 | 71.8 | 71.9 | 72.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | years | 75.8 | 76.0 | 76.1 | 76.3 | 76.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo (DRC) | years | 68.4 | 68.5 | 68.6 | 68.8 | 68.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | years | 70.7 | 70.9 | 71.1 | 71.2 | 71.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | years | 70.2 | 70.4 | 70.5 | 70.6 | 70.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | years | 73.1 | 73.3 | 73.4 | 73.6 | 73.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | years | 73.2 | 73.4 | 73.6 | 73.7 | 73.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | years | 69.4 | 69.5 | 69.6 | 69.7 | 69.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | years | 73.8 | 74.0 | 74.1 | 74.3 | 74.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | years | 73.3 | 73.5 | 73.6 | 73.8 | 74.0 |