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🇳🇬 Nigeria Life expectancy at birth, female (years) — Historical Data

World Bank data • 1960–2023 • 64 data points • Health

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Latest Value

54.74

2023

Year-on-Year

+0.7%

vs 2022

10-Year Average

53.21

2014–2023

Range

▲ 54.74 (2023)

▼ 39.35 (1960)

Nigeria Life expectancy at birth, female (years) — 1960 to 2023

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About this Indicator

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Historical Data Table

Year	Value	Change
2023	54.74	+0.7%
2022	54.38	+1.2%
2021	53.74	+0.6%
2020	53.43	+0.4%
2019	53.24	+0.6%
2018	52.91	+0.5%
2017	52.64	+0.4%
2016	52.43	+0.4%
2015	52.24	-0.1%
2014	52.31	+0.2%

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