Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Niger
Niger: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality was 0.2246 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2246
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
8th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4822
in 1971
All-time low
0.2246
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Niger, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy versus 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 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.
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4724 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4723 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.4722 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.472 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.4718 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.4717 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.4709 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 0.4707 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.4709 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.4705 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 0.47 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 0.4689 | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.469 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4681 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4681 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4688 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4704 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4718 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4733 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4748 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4757 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4822 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4782 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4775 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4755 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4728 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.47 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4659 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4615 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4569 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4542 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4542 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.454 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4546 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.456 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4562 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4562 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4548 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4519 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4477 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4419 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4347 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4259 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4167 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4071 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.397 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3873 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3777 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3689 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3606 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3521 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3435 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3343 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3238 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.314 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3037 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2938 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2846 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2764 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2701 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2641 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2588 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2549 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2511 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2477 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2453 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2422 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2397 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2374 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2349 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2319 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2329 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2286 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2246 | -1.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.2246 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.184, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.2246 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1766, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % 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 0.0865 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Niger?
- Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Niger was 0.2246 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4822 in 1971.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2246 in 2023.
- How does Niger rank for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Niger ranks 8th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.