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Nigeria Life Expectancy & Mortality (2026)

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Nigeria Life Expectancy & Mortality (2026)

1950

2026

2100

1950

2026

2100

Key statistics for 2026

Life expectancy

55.0 years

Infant mortality

66.9 per 1,000 births

Under-5 mortality

100.7 per 1,000 births

Crude death rate

11.5 per 1,000 people

Key terms

Life expectancy: — Average number of years a newborn would live under current mortality conditions.
Infant mortality rate: — Deaths of infants under one year per 1,000 live births.
Under-five mortality: — Deaths of children under five per 1,000 live births.
Crude death rate: — Total deaths per 1,000 people each year.

Life expectancy

Gender differences

Deaths

Child survival

Adult mortality risk

Key statistics for 2026

Life expectancy

55.0 years

Infant mortality

66.9 per 1,000 births

Under-5 mortality

100.7 per 1,000 births

Crude death rate

11.5 per 1,000 people

Key terms

Life expectancy: — Average number of years a newborn would live under current mortality conditions.
Infant mortality rate: — Deaths of infants under one year per 1,000 live births.
Under-five mortality: — Deaths of children under five per 1,000 live births.
Crude death rate: — Total deaths per 1,000 people each year.

Cameroon

Niger

Chad

Benin

Key statistics for 2026

Life expectancy

Gender differences

Deaths

Child survival

Adult mortality risk

Cameroon

Niger

Chad

Benin

Key statistics for 2026

Life expectancy

Gender differences

Deaths

Child survival

Adult mortality risk