Life expectancy vs. health spending in Niger
Niger: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 61.18 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Niger, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Niger stood at 61.18 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Niger peaked at 61.18 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.29 years, in 1971.
That places Niger 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.99 years | 35.9 years | 36.14 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 36.28 years | 36 years | 36.46 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.77 years | 35.29 years | 38.89 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.16 years | 39.34 years | 41.19 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.07 years | 41.73 years | 48.48 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.86 years | 49.17 years | 56.49 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.71 years | 57.08 years | 60.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.25 years | 59.54 years | 61.18 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 223 Cote d'Ivoire 61.94 years compare
- 224 Democratic Republic of Congo 61.9 years compare
- 225 Sierra Leone 61.79 years compare
- 227 Burkina Faso 61.09 years compare
- 228 Benin 60.77 years compare
- 229 Guinea 60.74 years compare
More health data for Niger
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 423,756 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 425,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 439,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 417,693 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 7.01 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.91 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 431,792 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 409,736 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 393,646 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Niger?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Niger was 61.18 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 61.18 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.29 years in 1971.
- How does Niger rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Niger ranks 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.