Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita was 0.3864 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.3864 for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.4405 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3864, in 2023.
That places Nigeria 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.4405 | — |
| 2011 | 0.4361 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4339 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4304 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4274 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4243 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.422 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.418 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4131 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4091 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4019 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3978 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3915 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3864 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4255 | 0.4091 | 0.4405 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3944 | 0.3864 | 0.4019 | 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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0659 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.1408 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0678 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Nigeria?
- Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Nigeria was 0.3864 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4405 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3864 in 2023.
- How does Nigeria rank for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.