The 2018 average life expectancy for Nigerians is now 55 years, a global data shows.

According to the latest World Health Organisation data published for 2018 life expectancy in Nigeria, a male given birth to in Nigeria in 2018 is expected to live approximately 54.7 years while a female is expected to live approximately 55.7 years in good health. The data shows Nigeria has a World life expectancy ranking of 178 out of 192 ranked countries.

However, the average life expectancy at birth in Nigeria is 55.2 years, an improvement from the previous figure, 47.

Meanwhile, the released statistical report by Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) for 2017 has it that females can live for approximately 51 years while males can live for just 47 years.

The report shows that residents in Nigeria are liable to die of sicknesses and diseases, as well as other causes.

Causes of death listed in the report are influenza, pneumonia, tuberculosis, diarrhoeal diseases, stroke, HIV/AIDS, coronary heart disease, liver disease, prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, maternal conditions, malaria, breast cancer, meningitis, cervical cancer, lung disease and low birth weight.

Other causes include accident, road traffic and birth trauma among others.

A study published last week had said life expectancy in Nigeria can increase to 74.8 years by 2040.

The study, “Forecasting life expectancy, years of life lost, and all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 250 causes of death: reference and alternative scenarios for 2016-40 for 195 countries and territories using data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016,” was carried out by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).

IHME is an independent global health research organisation at the University of Washington that provides rigorous and comparable measurement of the world’s most important health problems and evaluates the strategies used to address them.

Source: https://healthable.org/nigeria-life-expectancy-in-nigeria-now-55-years-who/

It used to be 45 years. Now Buhari's government has added 10 more years. Sai baba till 2050. Do you see reason why this man is the best President Nigeria ever had?

I disagree

I understand the average Nigerian is under pressure to make ends meet but if this was a stats for the US, I'd agree because of the diverse health conditions that's more rampant.

We're stronger than this. All these conditions stated are not peculiar to Nigeria and they don't kill Nigerians as it's painted here.

What are the yardsticks really
Meanwhile I just read another online media that prince Charles of England and his wife will come to Nigeria in two weeks time can anyone confirm that ?

Okay una don try

Yet, We are the most prayerful nation on earth.

Ohh!! I forget we love entering heaven early in life.



UK life expectancy at 79.2 years for men and 82.9 years for women. They undoubtedly love entering heaven very late.

Fake stats

Even without reading thru d passage, this is d way I hurriedly jumped into conclusion that buhari is d reason behind d low life expectancy being experienced in this country

This is totally wrong , with higher Tarriffs on anti malarial, worsening health sector, increasing poverty , increase violent death from insecurity, bad road and grand loss of jobs I beg to say this statistics is so not correct ..

P.S

I have gone to the WHO site to clarify and I found out this report was based on mortality data collected between 2015 and 2016 ...it has obviously worsened now

I reject it in the name of Jesus

And I'm 54.. baba God abeg oh

All thanks to the Lifeless One

Watch how some would blame Buhari for extending their life expectancy.

we will live longer

Mumu statistic! Come IB come see old old people everywhere.

From 80, 93, 102, 109, 115, 118 and even up to 133yrs.

Crazy dudes.

Maybe the government is doing something right.

But it could also be as a result of our prayer warriors.

Upon all the prayers for long life, our life expectancy is abysmally poor while an irreligious country like japan has a life expectancy of 84 years. This goes to show that prayers has nothing to do with how long you live but good health care system and a better standard of living.

Hmm

They

which kind of stat is this?

hisexcellency34:
It used to be 45 years. Now Buhari's government has added 10 more years. Sai baba till 2050. Do you see reason why this man is the best President Nigeria ever had?

Here comes the real Zombie.

rusher14:
Maybe the government is doing something right.

But it could also be as a result of our prayer warriors.

There is definitely some error here

Lol

Dear WHO,
We'll all live long to see our children's children amen

I ususally laugh when all these international organizations sit down in the confort of their offices and be writing funny things about Nigeria.

I really wonder how they get their data for computation. They keep deceving us and making us inferior to the rest of the world....THUNDER!

So buhaari has passed that mark by some 20 years

NA wa oo,so if u reach 60 years u suppose dey waka with pride say u don make am