Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Niger
Niger: Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality was 0.2246 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Niger, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Niger is 0.2246, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Niger peaked at 0.4822 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.2246, in 2023.
Niger ranks 8th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4715 | 0.4705 | 0.4724 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4703 | 0.4681 | 0.4748 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4716 | 0.4569 | 0.4822 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.454 | 0.4477 | 0.4562 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4018 | 0.3606 | 0.4419 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3096 | 0.2701 | 0.3521 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2476 | 0.2349 | 0.2641 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2295 | 0.2246 | 0.2329 | 4 |
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More health data for Niger
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 887.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22,995 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 259 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 259 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 423,756 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 425,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 439,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 417,693 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 7.01 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Niger?
- Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Niger was 0.2246 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4822 in 1971.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2246 in 2023.
- How does Niger rank for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality?
- Niger ranks 8th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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