ex - expectation of life at age x in Nigeria
Nigeria: ex - expectation of life at age x was 63.4 in 2021. ▲ Rising
ex - expectation of life at age x in Nigeria, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 63.4 for ex - expectation of life at age x in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ex - expectation of life at age x in Nigeria peaked at 63.4 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 54.06, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 156th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
ex - expectation of life at age x in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.06 | — |
| 2001 | 54.47 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 54.96 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 55.58 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 56.19 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 56.92 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 57.55 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 58.18 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 58.75 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 59.3 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 59.79 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 60.2 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 60.64 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 61.04 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 61.38 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 61.73 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 62.05 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 62.36 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 62.69 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 63.07 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 62.84 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 63.4 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.6 | 54.06 | 59.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.49 | 59.79 | 63.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.12 | 62.84 | 63.4 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.842 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1997 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.8652 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2055 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ex - expectation of life at age x in Nigeria?
- Ex - expectation of life at age x in Nigeria was 63.4 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest ex - expectation of life at age x recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4 in 2021.
- What is the lowest ex - expectation of life at age x recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.06 in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for ex - expectation of life at age x?
- Nigeria ranks 156th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is ex - expectation of life at age x rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of ex - expectation of life at age x. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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