Inequality in life expectancy in Nigeria
Nigeria: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.3864 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy 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 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy in Nigeria peaked at 0.4405 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3864, in 2023.
Nigeria ranks 1st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
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
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 726 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 726 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2.03 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2.06 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy in Nigeria?
- Inequality in life expectancy 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 recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4405 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3864 in 2023.
- How does Nigeria rank for inequality in life expectancy?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy 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. 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.