Nigeria - Life expectancy at birth 2012

Life expectancy of Nigeria goes up to 51.5 years

In 2012 the life expectancy in Nigeria increased to 51.5 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 51.9 years and for men 51.09 years.

Nigeria’s position worsened with respect to the 193 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 188th in 2011 to 189th in 2012.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Nigeria over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2011, when it was 51.36 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2002, when it was 47.93 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
2012	51.90	51.09	51.50
2011	51.79	50.92	51.36
2010	51.40	50.48	50.95
2009	51.24	50.18	50.71
2008	50.77	49.68	50.23
2007	50.82	49.26	50.03
2006	50.58	48.90	49.73
2005	50.26	48.36	49.30
2004	49.78	47.79	48.77
2003	49.54	47.38	48.44
2002	49.02	46.87	47.93
2001	48.69	46.58	47.62
2000	48.33	46.10	47.19
1999	47.83	45.45	46.61
1998	47.23	44.89	46.04
1997	47.27	44.39	45.79
1996	47.17	44.05	45.57
1995	47.06	44.00	45.49
1994	47.03	44.08	45.51
1993	47.44	44.23	45.79
1992	47.28	44.15	45.67
1991	47.27	44.20	45.69
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