Survival to age 65, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Survival to age 65, female was 49.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in Nigeria, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, survival to age 65, female in Nigeria stood at 49.1%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Nigeria peaked at 49.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 1960.
Nigeria ranks 218th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, female in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 31.0% | — |
| 1961 | 31.3% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 31.4% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 31.7% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 31.9% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 32.2% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 32.3% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 31.6% | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 33.0% | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 33.3% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 33.9% | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 34.7% | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 35.7% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 36.6% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 37.5% | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 38.5% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 39.1% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 39.9% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 40.7% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 41.2% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 41.6% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 42.1% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 42.3% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 42.2% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 41.9% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 41.6% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 40.9% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 40.7% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 40.6% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 40.6% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 40.3% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 39.9% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 40.1% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 40.6% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 40.5% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 40.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 40.0% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 39.7% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 39.4% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 39.8% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 40.4% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 40.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 40.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 41.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 42.8% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 43.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 43.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 44.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 44.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 45.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 45.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 45.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 45.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 45.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 46.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 46.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 46.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 48.3% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 48.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 49.1% | +0.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 49.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 65% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 49.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.2%, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.0% | 31.0% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.8% | 33.9% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.4% | 40.6% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.1% | 39.4% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.4% | 40.4% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 45.0% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 46.6% | 49.1% | 5 |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in Nigeria?
- Survival to age 65, female in Nigeria was 49.1% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 1960.
- How does Nigeria rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Nigeria ranks 218th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.