Inequality in life expectancy in Nigeria
Nigeria: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.3864 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3864
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
1st
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.4405
in 2010
All-time low
0.3864
in 2023
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Inequality in life expectancy in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: 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.
Inequality in life expectancy 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% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.3864 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1989, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.3864 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2388, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4255 | 0.4091 | 0.4405 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3944 | 0.3864 | 0.4019 | 4 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0729 units per person (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 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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