Sex ratio in life expectancy in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.01 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.01
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
235th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.14
in 1967
All-time low
1.01
in 2019
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Nigeria, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio in life expectancy in Nigeria stood at 1.01.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in Nigeria peaked at 1.14 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 1.01, in 2019.
Nigeria ranks 235th 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 ratio in life expectancy in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.12 | — |
| 1951 | 1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.12 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 1.14 | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 1.13 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 1.12 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 1.09 | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.09 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.09 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.1 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 1.07 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.07 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.07 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.06 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.06 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.05 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.04 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.03 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.02 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.02 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.01 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.02 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.02 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.02 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.02 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.01 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.01 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.01 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 4 |
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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 sex ratio in life expectancy in Nigeria?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in Nigeria was 1.01 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 ratio in life expectancy recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 in 1967.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 in 2019.
- How does Nigeria rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Nigeria ranks 235th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.