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Male life expectancy at birth in Nigeria

Male life expectancy at birth in Nigeria was 54.2 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.4 from 2022. That is the 214th highest of 215 countries in 2023.

2023, years54.2
Change on 2022+0.4
Rank214th of 215Countries ranked
Series high54.22023
Series low35.11967

Male life expectancy at birth in Nigeria, 1960 to 2023

354045505519601970198019902000201020231960: 35.2 years1961: 35.4 years1962: 35.6 years1963: 35.8 years1964: 35.9 years1965: 36.2 years1966: 36.4 years1967: 35.1 years1968: 36.4 years1969: 36.8 years1970: 38.4 years1971: 39 years1972: 39.5 years1973: 40 years1974: 40.6 years1975: 41 years1976: 42.7 years1977: 43.4 years1978: 43.8 years1979: 44.2 years1980: 44.3 years1981: 44.6 years1982: 44.7 years1983: 44.8 years1984: 44.7 years1985: 44.6 years1986: 44.5 years1987: 44.5 years1988: 44.4 years1989: 44.4 years1990: 44.4 years1991: 44.1 years1992: 44.2 years1993: 44.2 years1994: 44.2 years1995: 44.4 years1996: 44.4 years1997: 44.7 years1998: 45.1 years1999: 45.7 years2000: 46.3 years2001: 46.9 years2002: 47.5 years2003: 48.2 years2004: 48.8 years2005: 49 years2006: 49.3 years2007: 49.8 years2008: 50.3 years2009: 50.6 years2010: 50.9 years2011: 51.1 years2012: 51.3 years2013: 51.5 years2014: 51.6 years2015: 51.6 years2016: 51.9 years2017: 52.1 years2018: 52.4 years2019: 52.8 years2020: 52.7 years2021: 53.2 years2022: 53.8 years2023: 54.2 years
years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 64 values
Periodyears
202354.2
202253.8
202153.2
202052.7
201952.8
201852.4
201752.1
201651.9
201551.6
201451.6
201351.5
201251.3
201151.1
201050.9
200950.6
200850.3
200749.8
200649.3
200549
200448.8
200348.2
200247.5
200146.9
200046.3
199945.7
199845.1
199744.7
199644.4
199544.4
199444.2
199344.2
199244.2
199144.1
199044.4
198944.4
198844.4
198744.5
198644.5
198544.6
198444.7
198344.8
198244.7
198144.6
198044.3
197944.2
197843.8
197743.4
197642.7
197541
197440.6
197340
197239.5
197139
197038.4
196936.8
196836.4
196735.1
196636.4
196536.2
196435.9
196335.8
196235.6
196135.4
196035.2

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Definition

Average number of years a newborn boy would live at current age-specific mortality.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the male life expectancy at birth in Nigeria?

Male life expectancy at birth in Nigeria was 54.2 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.4 from 2022. That is the 214th highest of 215 countries in 2023.

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World Bank. Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest male life expectancy at birth in Nigeria?

54.2 years in 2023, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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