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Nigeria: Life expectancy at birth, total

54.46years · 2023+5.1% since 2013

Life expectancy at birth, total (years). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Annual figures for Nigeria from 2000 to 2023.

20002023

Every year

YearValue (years)Note
202354.462
202254.079
202153.455
202053.072
201953.009
201852.669
201752.397
201652.189
201551.939
201451.94
201351.827
201251.688
201151.49
201051.315
200951.08
200850.748
200750.381
200649.876
200549.538
200449.148
200348.618
200248.02
200147.549
200047.143

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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UIS (2026). Life expectancy at birth, total. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-sp-dyn-le00-in (accessed 2026-11-09). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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