https://tjconnectng.com/nigerian-expected-die-55/

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

https://tjconnectng.com/nigerian-expected-die-55/

The latest World Health Organisation, WHO, data published for 2018 life expectancy in Nigeria, has assumed that a male child 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. 

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 concludes that residents in Nigeria are liable to die of sicknesses and diseases, among others.

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. 

However, a study published last week had said life expectancy in Nigeria can increase to 74.8 years by 2040

https://tjconnectng.com/nigerian-expected-die-55/


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