Nigeria - Life expectancy at birth 1990

Life expectancy decreases in Nigeria

In 1990 the life expectancy in Nigeria decreased to 46.04 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 47.55 years and for men 44.6 years.

Nigeria’s position worsened with respect to the 191 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 176th in 1989 to 179th in 1990.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Nigeria over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 1989, when it was 46.18 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1980, when it was 46.35 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Nigeria. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Nigeria in Nigerian economy.

Nigeria - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
1990	47.55	44.60	46.04
1989	47.64	44.79	46.18
1988	47.48	44.73	46.07
1987	47.34	44.75	46.02
1986	47.15	44.84	45.98
1985	47.55	45.13	46.32
1984	47.66	45.47	46.55
1983	47.74	45.57	46.64
1982	47.62	45.43	46.51
1981	47.50	45.50	46.49
1980	47.50	45.23	46.35
1979	47.27	45.19	46.22
1978	47.10	44.96	46.02
1977	46.54	44.60	45.56
1976	45.56	43.89	44.72
1975	44.41	42.92	43.66
1974	43.48	42.11	42.79
1973	42.69	41.33	42.01
1972	42.06	40.49	41.27
1971	41.29	39.68	40.48
1970	40.66	38.78	39.71
1969	40.26	37.24	38.72
1968	40.14	36.91	38.48
1967	39.31	35.94	37.57
1966	39.83	37.78	38.80
1965	39.79	37.58	38.68
1964	39.63	37.22	38.42
1963	39.33	37.07	38.19
1962	38.95	36.68	37.81
1961	38.87	36.49	37.67
1960	38.55	36.20	37.37

Nigeria - Life expectancy at birth