Healthy life expectancy in Nigeria

Healthy life expectancy at birth in Nigeria was 54.1 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Healthy life expectancy at birth Unit: Years Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO
Nigeria, 2023 54.1 Years
Change from 2022 +2.3% 2022: 52.9 years
Position in 2023 171st of 185 See the full ranking

Healthy life expectancy in Nigeria over time

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Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Healthy life expectancy at birth (years), 2000 to 2023
Period Nigeria
2023 54.1 years
2022 52.9 years
2021 52.7 years
2020 52.8 years
2019 54.0 years
2018 53.9 years
2017 53.8 years
2016 53.6 years
2015 53.4 years
2014 53.2 years
2013 53.0 years
2012 52.7 years
2011 52.4 years
2010 52.0 years
2009 51.6 years
2008 51.1 years
2007 50.6 years
2006 50.1 years
2005 49.5 years
2004 48.9 years
2003 48.3 years
2002 47.7 years
2001 47.2 years
2000 46.7 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.3% from 52.9 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 53.0 years, the figure has changed by +2.1%.
  • Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Nigeria has the 171st highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
WHOSIS_000002 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Nigeria
Provider update
1 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory