Life expectancy prados de la escosura in Nigeria
Nigeria: Life expectancy prados de la escosura was 52.89 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
52.89
World rank
161st
of 162 countries
All-time high
52.89
in 2020
All-time low
25
in 1870
Years of data
24
1870–2020
Life expectancy prados de la escosura in Nigeria, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy prados de la escosura in Nigeria is 52.89, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy prados de la escosura in Nigeria peaked at 52.89 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25, in 1870.
Nigeria ranks 161st of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy prados de la escosura in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25 | — |
| 1880 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 25.73 | +2.9% |
| 1929 | 26 | +1.0% |
| 1933 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 32 | +23.1% |
| 1950 | 36.5 | +14.1% |
| 1955 | 38.55 | +5.6% |
| 1960 | 39.66 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 41.36 | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 42.86 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 44.36 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 44.76 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 44.89 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 46.04 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 45.49 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 47.19 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 49.3 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 50.94 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 51.84 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 52.89 | +2.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 52.89 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66.34, 80% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 52.89 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.32, 85% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1880s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1890s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1900s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1910s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1920s | 25.87 | 25.73 | 26 | 2 |
| 1930s | 29 | 26 | 32 | 2 |
| 1950s | 37.52 | 36.5 | 38.55 | 2 |
| 1960s | 40.51 | 39.66 | 41.36 | 2 |
| 1970s | 43.61 | 42.86 | 44.36 | 2 |
| 1980s | 44.82 | 44.76 | 44.89 | 2 |
| 1990s | 45.76 | 45.49 | 46.04 | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.24 | 47.19 | 49.3 | 2 |
| 2010s | 51.39 | 50.94 | 51.84 | 2 |
| 2020s | 52.89 | 52.89 | 52.89 | 1 |
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 life expectancy prados de la escosura in Nigeria?
- Life expectancy prados de la escosura in Nigeria was 52.89 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy prados de la escosura recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 52.89 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy prados de la escosura recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 1870.
- How does Nigeria rank for life expectancy prados de la escosura?
- Nigeria ranks 161st out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy prados de la escosura rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 prados de la escosura. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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