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Life expectancy at age 15 in Nigeria

Nigeria: Life expectancy at age 15 was 69.86 in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
69.86
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
236th
of 236 countries
All-time high
69.86
in 2100
All-time low
57.11
in 1967
Years of data
151
1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Nigeria, 1950–2100

0204060195020252100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 69.86 for life expectancy at age 15 in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Nigeria peaked at 69.86 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 57.11, in 1967.

Nigeria ranks 236th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Life expectancy at age 15 in Nigeria, year by year

Year Value Change
1950 57.56 —
1951 57.63 +0.1%
1952 57.66 +0.1%
1953 57.7 +0.1%
1954 57.78 +0.1%
1955 57.79 +0.0%
1956 57.82 +0.0%
1957 57.83 +0.0%
1958 57.93 +0.2%
1959 58 +0.1%
1960 58.05 +0.1%
1961 58.13 +0.1%
1962 58.17 +0.1%
1963 58.24 +0.1%
1964 58.27 +0.1%
1965 58.41 +0.2%
1966 58.35 -0.1%
1967 57.11 -2.1%
1968 57.89 +1.4%
1969 57.99 +0.2%
1970 59.11 +1.9%
1971 59.49 +0.6%
1972 59.82 +0.6%
1973 60.07 +0.4%
1974 60.38 +0.5%
1975 60.61 +0.4%
1976 61.06 +0.7%
1977 61.36 +0.5%
1978 61.53 +0.3%
1979 61.63 +0.2%
1980 61.63 -0.0%
1981 61.8 +0.3%
1982 61.8 +0.0%
1983 61.73 -0.1%
1984 61.6 -0.2%
1985 61.45 -0.2%
1986 61.22 -0.4%
1987 61.18 -0.1%
1988 61.15 -0.1%
1989 61.15 +0.0%
1990 61.03 -0.2%
1991 60.76 -0.4%
1992 60.81 +0.1%
1993 60.93 +0.2%
1994 60.79 -0.2%
1995 60.76 -0.0%
1996 60.56 -0.3%
1997 60.49 -0.1%
1998 60.44 -0.1%
1999 60.65 +0.3%
2000 60.88 +0.4%
2001 60.99 +0.2%
2002 61.15 +0.3%
2003 61.42 +0.4%
2004 61.65 +0.4%
2005 61.75 +0.2%
2006 61.81 +0.1%
2007 62.04 +0.4%
2008 62.18 +0.2%
2009 62.31 +0.2%
2010 62.37 +0.1%
2011 62.4 +0.0%
2012 62.46 +0.1%
2013 62.48 +0.0%
2014 62.49 +0.0%
2015 62.39 -0.2%
2016 62.51 +0.2%
2017 62.59 +0.1%
2018 62.7 +0.2%
2019 62.85 +0.2%
2020 62.67 -0.3%
2021 62.85 +0.3%
2022 63.3 +0.7%
2023 63.47 +0.3%
2024 63.55 +0.1%
2025 63.63 +0.1%
2026 63.71 +0.1%
2027 63.8 +0.1%
2028 63.88 +0.1%
2029 63.96 +0.1%
2030 64.04 +0.1%
2031 64.14 +0.1%
2032 64.23 +0.1%
2033 64.32 +0.1%
2034 64.42 +0.1%
2035 64.5 +0.1%
2036 64.59 +0.1%
2037 64.68 +0.1%
2038 64.77 +0.1%
2039 64.86 +0.1%
2040 64.96 +0.1%
2041 65.05 +0.1%
2042 65.15 +0.2%
2043 65.24 +0.1%
2044 65.32 +0.1%
2045 65.42 +0.1%
2046 65.5 +0.1%
2047 65.59 +0.1%
2048 65.69 +0.1%
2049 65.78 +0.1%
2050 65.86 +0.1%
2051 65.95 +0.1%
2052 66.03 +0.1%
2053 66.12 +0.1%
2054 66.21 +0.1%
2055 66.31 +0.1%
2056 66.39 +0.1%
2057 66.47 +0.1%
2058 66.57 +0.1%
2059 66.66 +0.1%
2060 66.75 +0.1%
2061 66.84 +0.1%
2062 66.92 +0.1%
2063 67 +0.1%
2064 67.09 +0.1%
2065 67.18 +0.1%
2066 67.25 +0.1%
2067 67.34 +0.1%
2068 67.43 +0.1%
2069 67.51 +0.1%
2070 67.58 +0.1%
2071 67.67 +0.1%
2072 67.75 +0.1%
2073 67.83 +0.1%
2074 67.91 +0.1%
2075 67.99 +0.1%
2076 68.08 +0.1%
2077 68.15 +0.1%
2078 68.23 +0.1%
2079 68.31 +0.1%
2080 68.38 +0.1%
2081 68.46 +0.1%
2082 68.54 +0.1%
2083 68.63 +0.1%
2084 68.7 +0.1%
2085 68.76 +0.1%
2086 68.83 +0.1%
2087 68.91 +0.1%
2088 68.99 +0.1%
2089 69.07 +0.1%
2090 69.14 +0.1%
2091 69.21 +0.1%
2092 69.29 +0.1%
2093 69.36 +0.1%
2094 69.44 +0.1%
2095 69.51 +0.1%
2096 69.58 +0.1%
2097 69.66 +0.1%
2098 69.72 +0.1%
2099 69.8 +0.1%
2100 69.86 +0.1%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 69.86 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.4, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 69.86 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.32, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 57.77 57.56 58 10
1960s 58.06 57.11 58.41 10
1970s 60.51 59.11 61.63 10
1980s 61.47 61.15 61.8 10
1990s 60.72 60.44 61.03 10
2000s 61.62 60.88 62.31 10
2010s 62.52 62.37 62.85 10
2020s 63.48 62.67 63.96 10
2030s 64.46 64.04 64.86 10
2040s 65.37 64.96 65.78 10
2050s 66.26 65.86 66.66 10
2060s 67.13 66.75 67.51 10
2070s 67.95 67.58 68.31 10
2080s 68.73 68.38 69.07 10
2090s 69.47 69.14 69.8 10
2100s 69.86 69.86 69.86 1

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 233 Somalia 72.1 compare
  2. 234 South Sudan 70.55 compare
  3. 235 Chad 70.17 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Nigeria?
Life expectancy at age 15 in Nigeria was 69.86 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 69.86 in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 57.11 in 1967.
How does Nigeria rank for life expectancy at age 15?
Nigeria ranks 236th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
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