Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 0.7507 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.7507 years
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
236th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.47 years
in 1967
All-time low
0.6382 years
in 2004
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Nigeria, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Nigeria stood at 0.7507 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Nigeria peaked at 2.47 years in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.6382 years, in 2004.
Nigeria ranks 236th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.97 years | — |
| 1951 | 1.99 years | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 1.95 years | -2.0% |
| 1953 | 2 years | +2.8% |
| 1954 | 2 years | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 2.13 years | +6.5% |
| 1956 | 2.09 years | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 2.12 years | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 2.14 years | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 2.15 years | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 2.14 years | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 2.17 years | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 2.12 years | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 2.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 2.17 years | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 2.17 years | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 2.15 years | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 2.47 years | +14.7% |
| 1968 | 2.39 years | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 2.36 years | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 1.92 years | -18.7% |
| 1971 | 1.94 years | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 2.01 years | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 2.03 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 2.05 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 2.14 years | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 1.8 years | -16.2% |
| 1977 | 1.78 years | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.85 years | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 1.91 years | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.96 years | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 2.02 years | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 2.05 years | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 2.01 years | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 2 years | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.98 years | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.84 years | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 1.78 years | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 1.77 years | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.75 years | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.71 years | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.82 years | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 1.81 years | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.97 years | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 1.99 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.92 years | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.83 years | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 1.66 years | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 1.4 years | -16.1% |
| 1999 | 1.25 years | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 1.19 years | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9625 years | -19.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7868 years | -18.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7168 years | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6382 years | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8422 years | +32.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8576 years | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8671 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7826 years | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8401 years | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8271 years | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7581 years | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7321 years | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.759 years | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7756 years | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.718 years | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6816 years | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7031 years | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7145 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7024 years | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.04 years | +47.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7173 years | -30.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7596 years | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7507 years | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.05 years | 1.95 years | 2.15 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.23 years | 2.12 years | 2.47 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.94 years | 1.78 years | 2.14 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.92 years | 1.75 years | 2.05 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 years | 1.25 years | 1.99 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8485 years | 0.6382 years | 1.19 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7372 years | 0.6816 years | 0.8271 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8158 years | 0.7173 years | 1.04 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Nigeria?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Nigeria was 0.7507 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 years in 1967.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6382 years in 2004.
- How does Nigeria rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Nigeria ranks 236th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.