Nigerians life expectancy shortened by malaria, others. You can see the leading causes of death data and rankings for nigeria by clicking on the links below or select the full country health profile at the bottom of the page. Issues and further considerations article pdf available may 2018 with 717 reads how we measure reads. Total fertility rate tfr life expectancy in nigeria. Nigeria has one of the lowest life expectancy rates in the world. The results show that total health care expenditure, whether public or private, significantly improves the life expectancy at birth in subsaharan african countries. 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. But that might be over as lagos state is leading the way.
A nigerian male born in 2016 will live approximately 55. Effects of socioeconomic factors on nigerias life expectancy at birth. Life expectancy has been so low over the period, between 45 and 51 from 1980 to 2010 unlike other developing countries like kenya, pakistan, ethiopia to name but few with increasing life expectancy rate national bureau of statistics, 2006. Nigeria life expectancy at birth is at a minimum of 36. However, in many of the countries in subsaharan africa and nigeria in particular, although income and health expenditure is increasing figure 1, life expectancy has been unsteady. The global life expectancy has been increasing since 2000. In 2000, the life expectancy in nigeria was only 46.
Top 10 causes of death in 2017 and percent change, 20072017, all ages, number. Life expectancy at birth, total years nigeria from the world bank. In 2019, life expectancy at birth for nigeria was 54. Trends in neonatal mortality in nigeria and effects of bio.
The average number of years of life expected by a hypothetical cohort of individuals who would be subject during all their lives to the mortality rates of a given period. Between independence in 1960 and 2015, nigeria s average life expectancy rose from 38. Life expectancy refers to the number of years a person is expected to live based on the statistical average. The average life expectancy in africa region was 54 years. Nigeria has a higher life expectancy than south africa, niger, or cameroon, but it. Life expectancy at birth, total for nigeria spdynle00innga. Feb 07, 2015 attainment of 70 years life expectancy by 2020 is one of the millennium development goals in nigeria.
Feb 04, 2020 this statistic shows the life expectancy at birth in nigeria from 2007 to 2017. Nigeria institute for health metrics and evaluation. Pdf this study empirically investigates the effects of population growth on average life expectancy in nigeria taking into account the explicit. Dec 01, 2012 december 1st, 2012 nigerias life expectancy in 2012 is 52 years lowest in west africa this colourcoded map reveals the startling difference in life expectancies across 222 of the worlds countries. Life expectancy at 52 years for nigeria politics nigeria. The real reason for nigeria s low life expectancy though, is the high infant mortality. Socioeconomic determinants of life expectancy in nigeria core. Life expectancy in nigeria now 55 years who vanguard news. Improvement in health service delivery is a necessity condition for the enhancement in human capital development and high level of life expectancy. Nigeria demographics 2020 population, age, sex, trends.
May 24, 2016 healthy life expectancy which is a measure of the number of years of good health that a newborn in 2015 can expect stands at 63. The effects of public and private health care expenditure. This brought the total life expectancy of nigeria to. Life expectancy at birth among men and women in 2012 in the 10 top. Life expectancy at birth of nigeria increased from 40. Life expectancy at birth, total years nigeria 1 united nations population division. On 1 st november, 2011 during the commemoration of the accretion of the world population to seven billion, the united nations population fund unfpa put the population of nigeria at 167 million, making it the sixth largest in the. Knowledge about life expectancy and factors surrounding it is lacking among the traditional societies in nigeria even in the contemporary time. Derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as. In the coming years, the ageing population in nigeria is expected to increase in numbers and life expectancy rates will gradually increase with significant social and economic implications to the individuals and the nigerian government. In 2014, it was reported that the new life expectancy in malawi was 62.
Main dimensions of gender inequality in nigeria 55 2. Life expectancy at birth, total years nigeria data. The recently published 2016 world health statistics report by the world health organisation who lumping nigeria among countries with the lowest life expectancy figures calls for serious concern. The most commonly used measure is life expectancy at birth leb, which can be defined in two ways. This study examined the socioeconomic determinants of life expectancy in nigeria using data from 19802011. According to the latest who data published in 2018 life expectancy in nigeria is.
Again a thirteen year average 19992011 data on life ex pectancy, under five infant mortality rate, per capita income and unemployment rate for nigeria, ghana. Life expectancy is a statistical measure of the average clarification needed time an organism is expected to live, based on the year of its birth, its current age and other demographic factors including gender. In nigeria, the latest figures from who put it at 55. Nigeria is yet to enact a national policy on the care and welfare of older persons. You can see the leading causes of death data and rankings for india by clicking on the links below or select the full country. This morning president goodluck jonathan, using his official page, shared a message with his facebook followers detailing some of the things he has done while in power. Life expectancy at birth years number of years a newborn infant could expect to live if prevailing patterns of agespecific mortality rates at the time of birth stay the same throughout the infants life.
The world health organization released a data in 2015 about life expectancy in nigeria, ghana and the united states of america. Below you will find the last recordings for the indicator. School life expectancy sle is the total number of years of schooling primary to tertiary that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age. Similarly, total health care expenditure, irrespective of the source, significantly reduces the number of deaths per people and infant mortality rate per live births. Nigeria s population is projected to grow from more than 186 million people in 2016 to 392 million in 2050, becoming the worlds fourth most populous country. The fact that you saw a hundred year old nigerian doesnt mean the life expectancy has increased. A female, on the other hand, is said to have average life expectancy of 55. This is the same as in the country average life expectancy in nigeria. Increasing life expectancy in nigeria through higher. The table below shows the life expectancy of both male and female since the year 1996 till 2015 table 2. In 2017, the average life expectancy at birth in nigeria was 53. Socioeconomic features were proxy by secondary school enrolment, government expenditure. Data learn how the world bank group is helping countries with covid19 coronavirus. Nigerias life expectancy is now 52 years lowest in west.
Judging from the endogeneity feature of the variables, a var and vecm frameworks were employed. Nov 30, 2017 countries with the highest life expectancy in africa. Still, nigeria s spending in the health sector is lower than 16 percent. Attainment of 70 years life expectancy by 2020 is one of the millennium development goals in nigeria.
Situational analysis, ordinary least square and the granger causality test techniques. According to the said data, a male in nigeria has average life expectancy of just 53. Health expenditure distribution and life expectancy in nigeria. An analysis of three decile averages show that between 1980 and 1989, in nigeria, life expectancy averaged 45. May 28, 2014 with an average life expectancy of 87 years for women and 80 for men, japan leads the pack of highincome countries with an average gain in life expectancy put at 5.
Impact of economic globalization on life expectancy in nigeria. Socioeconomic determinants of life expectancy in nigeria. The paper examines the link between life expectancy, public health spending and economic development in nigeria for the period 1995 to 2017. Mar 21, 2018 the current life expectancy in nigeria is 53. You can see the leading causes of death data and rankings for nigeria by clicking on the links below or select the full. Healthy life expectancy, a measure of the number of years of good health that a newborn in 2015 can expect, stands at 63. The life expectancy is shown separately for males and females, as well as a combined figure. That is, an improvement or increases in the share of government expenditure on health sector, the increase in the life expectancy. People in their 20s and 30s are dying at an alarming rate. It all led to increase population but life expectancy remains very low. The average life expectancy for woman was 54, while men had a life expectancy of 53 in nigeria. Between 1990 and 2017, nigeria s life expectancy at birth increased by 8. Progressive health spending and health outcomes in nigeria. Who, 2012 noted that nigeria life expectancy is 51.
Health expenditure distribution and life expectancy in nigeria ogunsakin sanya and olonisakintitilayoyemisi abstract. The study examined the degree of influence of oil spillage and gas flaring costs on life expectancy rate of the niger delta people of nigeria. This statistic shows the average life expectancy at birth in nigeria from 2007 to 2017, by gender. In 2000 the average life expectancy in nigeria was 48 years, compared to 50 years in africa. The global rate of the decline in life expectancy is alarming, of which africa is not excluded from the phenomenon. This brought the total life expectancy of nigeria to 54. This statistic shows the life expectancy at birth in nigeria from 2007 to 2017.
How illnesses reduce life expectancy of nigerians vanguard news. According to data from world health rankings put together by the world health organisation, who, world bank and the unfpa, nigeria s life expectancy by age at birth is 53. Notably, the average life expectancy at birth in nigeria is merely 53 years in recent years, while it is above 80 years for countries like france. Nigeria has a higher life expectancy than south africa, niger, or cameroon, but it lags behind kenya, rwanda, and ethiopia. In 2017, life expectancy at birth for women in nigeria was about 54. According to the report, despite worldwide increase in life expectancy, nigeria, with an average score of 54. Feb 12, 2020 as of 2017, the countries with the highest life expectancy included japan, switzerland, spain, and italy. In addition, there is significant inequality in the distribution of financial and human resources in the health sector. The overall life expectancy in subsaharan africa has dropped precipitously over the past 10 years, mostly because of the aids epidemic, the who says. In nigeria, females have an average life expectancy of 57. Oil spillage cost, gas flaring cost and life expectancy rate of the niger delta people of nigeria. Life expectancy at birth years human development reports. Life expectancy at birth shows the number of years a. According to the latest world health organisation, who, data published for 2018 life expectancy in nigeria, a male given birth to in nigeria in 2018 is expected to live approximately 54.
May 20, 2016 ethiopia is 16th on the list with an average life expectancy of 64. Apr 10, 2020 graph and download economic data for life expectancy at birth, total for nigeria spdynle00innga from 1960 to 2018 about life expectancy, nigeria, life, and birth. The life expectancy in nigeria is, unfortunately, the lowest in all of west africa. Nigeria s sustained high population growth rate will continue for the foreseeable future because of population momentum and its high birth rate. According to the 2006 population and housing census, nigerias population was 140,431,790 with an estimated national growth rate of 3. Countries with the highest life expectancy in africa. According to the latest who data published in 2018 life expectancy in india is.
Pdf population growth and life expectancy in nigeria. Pdf on may 11, 2019, dachi arikpo and others published determinants of life expectancy in nigeria. Go to the graveyard and check the ages inscribe on the gravestones. Nigeria still has one of the highest infant mortality rates and low life expectancy when compared with other developing countries. Apr 03, 2018 according to data from world health rankings put together by the world health organisation, who, world bank and the unfpa, nigerias life expectancy by age at birth is 53. Several nonsovereign entities are also included in this list. Socioeconomic determinants of life expectancy in nigeria 1980.
Nov 10, 2017 one of the biggest life expectancy increases has occurred in malawi. Increasing the life expectancy of nigerians pharmanewsonline. World bank records have it that the figure for males is 51 years while that of females is 53 years. Public health expenditure and health outcomes in nigeria. The figures reflect the quality of healthcare in the countries listed as well as other factors including ongoing wars, obesity, and hiv infections. Increasing life expectancy in nigeria the borgen project. Though the life expectancy in nigeria is one of the lowest in the world, it has increased notably in recent decades. Dec 02, 2011 it all led to increase population but life expectancy remains very low. It has pegged life expectancy rate for lagosians at 70 years with a blueprint to bring it to fruition. Life expectancy, public health spending and economic.
Life expectancy is a statistic that measures the number of years a person may live in relationship to the general population. Situational analysis, ordinary least square and the granger causality test techniques were employed. Nigeria records the largest amount of tuberculosis fatalities in the globe and ranks fourth highest in terms of diarrhoea however, nigeria s health spending pattern continues substantially small. Outofpocket payments, catastrophic health expenditure. Many argued that life expectancy is multidimensional as what affects one continent might not affect others which can be attributable to environmental and socioeconomic factors balani, 2016. Health and welfare improvements are one of the main reasons why life expectancy in africa has been on the rise. A vector autoregressive var model ogungbenle 0 s olawumi 0 o. The map shows how people are likely to live the longest in developed countries with statefunded healthcare systems like japan, canada and the uk, which each have average life expectancies. Nixon and ulmann 2006 sede and ohemeng 2015 investigated the socioeconomic determinants of life expectancy using nigeria s data for the period from 1980 to 2011. This is only higher than that of sierra leone 53, chad and central african republic 54. Environmental hazards and life expectancy in africa. Furthermore, the granger causality test shows that population growth could granger cause low life expectancy in nigeria at least at 10% level of significant. There is high reliance on outofpocket oop health payments as a means of financing health system in nigeria.
However the average life expectancy for male in nigeria is forty while that of female is fifty two. Life expectancy, lagos state leading the way nigeria. For nigeria, the average life expectancy rose from 46 years in 1990 to 52 years in 2011. Outofpocket payments, catastrophic health expenditure and poverty among households in nigeria 2010 bolaji samson aregbeshola1, samina mohsin khan2 abstract background. On global ranking, nigeria is on position 171 among countries with highest life expectancy. Average life expectancy increasing slowly in nigeria. As of that time, a newborn child in japan could expect to live an average of 84. Data used were life expectancy at birth, public health expenditure and the gross domestic product gdp sourced from the world bank data.
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