Survival to age 65, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: Survival to age 65, male was 47.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male 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, male in Nigeria stood at 47.5%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Nigeria peaked at 47.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 1967.
That places Nigeria 215th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, male in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 24.5% | — |
| 1961 | 24.7% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 25.0% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 25.2% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 25.3% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 25.6% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 25.7% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 23.3% | -9.3% |
| 1968 | 25.1% | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 25.5% | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 28.1% | +10.4% |
| 1971 | 28.9% | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 29.7% | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 30.3% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 31.0% | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 31.5% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 33.7% | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 34.5% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 35.0% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 35.4% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 35.4% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 35.8% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 35.9% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 35.7% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 35.4% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 35.2% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 35.2% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 35.2% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 35.2% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 35.1% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 34.4% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 34.6% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 34.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 34.4% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 34.6% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 34.5% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 34.8% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 35.4% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 36.2% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 37.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 37.8% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 38.7% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 39.6% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 40.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 40.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 42.3% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 43.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 43.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 43.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 44.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 44.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 45.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 44.6% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 45.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 46.7% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 47.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 47.5% | +0.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 47.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.0%, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 47.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.0%, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.0% | 23.3% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.8% | 28.1% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.5% | 35.2% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 34.4% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 37.0% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 42.9% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 44.6% | 47.5% | 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, male in Nigeria?
- Survival to age 65, male in Nigeria was 47.5% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 1967.
- How does Nigeria rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Nigeria ranks 215th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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, male (% 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.