Nigeria · Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)
63.4 years2021
Unit: years. Publisher measure: Life expectancy at birth (years).
Life expectancy at birth for the country population, both sexes, under the mortality rates of the reference year.
Measurement basis: WHO modelled period life-table estimates based on sex- and age-specific mortality.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: biennial. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 22 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2000 | 54.05766545 | 53.13841732 | 54.96796833 | — |
| Nigeria | 2001 | 54.47371595 | 53.56969255 | 55.58957488 | — |
| Nigeria | 2002 | 54.96389545 | 54.24105318 | 55.97537047 | — |
| Nigeria | 2003 | 55.58470303 | 54.80297172 | 56.45071393 | — |
| Nigeria | 2004 | 56.18946769 | 55.3468615 | 57.11638798 | — |
| Nigeria | 2005 | 56.9174905 | 55.95342244 | 58.02896612 | — |
| Nigeria | 2006 | 57.55220397 | 56.81906724 | 58.50904652 | — |
| Nigeria | 2007 | 58.17779892 | 57.33245163 | 59.12760073 | — |
| Nigeria | 2008 | 58.74901559 | 57.87758402 | 59.88088558 | — |
| Nigeria | 2009 | 59.30198282 | 58.19402942 | 60.24331669 | — |
| Nigeria | 2010 | 59.78799099 | 58.86208082 | 60.88287987 | — |
| Nigeria | 2011 | 60.1981229 | 59.23536724 | 61.25824608 | — |
| Nigeria | 2012 | 60.64324912 | 59.71092329 | 61.61571368 | — |
| Nigeria | 2013 | 61.04119261 | 59.83727536 | 62.13645646 | — |
| Nigeria | 2014 | 61.37523759 | 60.47443564 | 62.38511726 | — |
| Nigeria | 2015 | 61.73359862 | 60.75123974 | 63.07254935 | — |
| Nigeria | 2016 | 62.04834174 | 60.84062211 | 63.34110501 | — |
| Nigeria | 2017 | 62.36209316 | 61.09679411 | 63.48084055 | — |
| Nigeria | 2018 | 62.68563037 | 61.69419971 | 63.77838609 | — |
| Nigeria | 2019 | 63.06578367 | 61.99570616 | 64.42875924 | — |
| Nigeria | 2020 | 62.83540426 | 61.74889004 | 64.07344471 | — |
| Nigeria | 2021 | 63.3974984 | 62.36914292 | 64.64936837 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.