WHO Estimates Put Nigeria’s Life Expectancy at 62.9 Years, With a Separate Series at 65.2

I’m seeing older claims that Nigeria’s life expectancy is about 55 years, but newer WHO figures show higher estimates. The WHO’s 2023 dataset gives overall life expectancy at birth as 62.9 years, with an uncertainty range of 59.8 to 66.2 years. A separate WHO portal series reports 65.2 years.

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