Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Nigeria
Nigeria: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 54.95 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Nigeria, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Nigeria stood at 54.95. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Nigeria peaked at 54.95 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 46.63, 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.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.63 | — |
| 2001 | 47.01 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 47.46 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 48.03 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 48.58 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 49.21 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 49.77 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 50.35 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 50.89 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 51.41 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 51.86 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 52.23 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 52.63 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 52.99 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 53.29 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 53.6 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 53.89 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 54.17 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 54.47 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 54.81 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 54.54 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 54.95 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.93 | 46.63 | 51.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.39 | 51.86 | 54.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.75 | 54.54 | 54.95 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 153 Eritrea 55.42 compare
- 154 Côte d'Ivoire 55.41 compare
- 155 Madagascar 55.14 compare
- 157 Congo 54.84 compare
- 158 Malawi 54.67 compare
- 159 Burkina Faso 54.56 compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,301 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (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 healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Nigeria?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Nigeria was 54.95 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 54.95 in 2021.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.63 in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Nigeria ranks 156th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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