Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Niger
Niger: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth was 1.87 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.87
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
232nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.22
in 2020
All-time low
-0.0386
in 1986
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Niger, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Niger stood at 1.87.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Niger peaked at 2.22 in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.0386, in 1986.
That places Niger 232nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.7038 | — |
| 1951 | 0.735 | +4.4% |
| 1952 | 0.7634 | +3.9% |
| 1953 | 0.7889 | +3.3% |
| 1954 | 0.8014 | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 0.8106 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 0.874 | +7.8% |
| 1957 | 0.8594 | -1.7% |
| 1958 | 0.8153 | -5.1% |
| 1959 | 0.832 | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 0.8692 | +4.5% |
| 1961 | 0.9687 | +11.4% |
| 1962 | 0.9508 | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.9676 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.9914 | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 1.03 | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.99 | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.9856 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.9822 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 1.02 | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 1.13 | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 1.12 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 1.26 | +12.3% |
| 1973 | 1.43 | +14.1% |
| 1974 | 1.62 | +12.8% |
| 1975 | 1.69 | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 1.52 | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 1.39 | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 1.32 | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 1.21 | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 1.02 | -15.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5638 | -44.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3762 | -33.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1681 | -55.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0672 | -60.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0166 | -75.3% |
| 1986 | -0.0386 | -332.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0081 | -121.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1165 | +1338.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2558 | +119.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3378 | +32.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6007 | +77.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6855 | +14.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7596 | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9209 | +21.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8101 | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7929 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7964 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.779 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7223 | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.674 | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6585 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6408 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7102 | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7219 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8122 | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8907 | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9977 | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 1.09 | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 1.06 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.1 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.23 | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 1.27 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 1.37 | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 1.51 | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 1.76 | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 1.75 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.76 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.78 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.82 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.22 | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 1.93 | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 1.87 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.87 | -0.2% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 1.87 is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.25, 44% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 1.87 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.44, 42% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +1338.5% | 0.0081 | 0.1165 |
| 1986 | -332.5% | 0.0166 | -0.0386 |
| 1987 | +121.0% | -0.0386 | 0.0081 |
| 1989 | +119.6% | 0.1165 | 0.2558 |
| 1985 | -75.3% | 0.0672 | 0.0166 |
| 1991 | +77.8% | 0.3378 | 0.6007 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7984 | 0.7038 | 0.874 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9757 | 0.8692 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.37 | 1.12 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2554 | -0.0386 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7205 | 0.3378 | 0.9209 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8248 | 0.6408 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 | 1.1 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 | 1.87 | 2.22 | 4 |
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More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22,995 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0865 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0892 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Niger?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Niger was 1.87 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 2.22 in 2020.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0386 in 1986.
- How does Niger rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- Niger ranks 232nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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