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Life Expectancy in Eritrea vs Nigeria (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 69.4 years in Eritrea vs 55 in Nigeria. Eritrea is ranked 142/197 by life expectancy, and Nigeria is 197/197. In Eritrea, the life expectancy is 67.2 years for males and 71.5 years for females. In Nigeria, it's 54.6 years for males and 55.3 years for females.

Eritrea vs Nigeria life expectancy at birth by year

Eritrea
Male

Female
Nigeria
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Nigeria
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 69.4 67.2 71.5 55 54.6 55.3
2025 69.2 67 71.2 54.8 54.5 55.1
2024 68.9 66.8 70.9 54.6 54.3 54.9
2023 68.6 66.5 70.7 54.5 54.2 54.7
2022 67.8 65.7 69.8 54.1 53.8 54.4
2021 66.9 64.8 69 53.5 53.2 53.7
2020 67 64.6 69.3 53.1 52.7 53.4
2019 67.3 65.2 69.4 53 52.8 53.2
2018 67 64.8 69 52.7 52.4 52.9
2017 66.6 64.5 68.7 52.4 52.1 52.6
2016 66.2 64.1 68.3 52.2 51.9 52.4
2015 65.9 63.9 67.9 51.9 51.6 52.2
2014 65.5 63.5 67.5 51.9 51.6 52.3
2013 65 63 67 51.8 51.5 52.2
2012 64.7 62.8 66.6 51.7 51.3 52
2011 64.2 62.3 66.1 51.5 51.1 51.9
2010 63.7 61.8 65.5 51.3 50.9 51.8
2009 63.2 61.4 65 51.1 50.6 51.6
2008 62.4 60.6 64.2 50.7 50.3 51.2
2007 62 60.2 63.7 50.4 49.8 50.9
2006 61.5 59.8 63.1 49.9 49.3 50.4
2005 60.6 58.9 62.3 49.5 49 50.1
2004 60.1 58.3 61.7 49.1 48.8 49.5
2003 59.5 57.7 61.2 48.6 48.2 49.1
2002 58.9 57.2 60.6 48 47.5 48.5
2001 58.4 56.7 60 47.5 46.9 48.2
2000 56.3 54.1 58.5 47.1 46.3 48
1999 44.5 37.1 54.6 46.6 45.7 47.5
1998 50 43.8 57.6 46.1 45.1 47.2
1997 56.2 54.6 57.7 46 44.7 47.2
1996 55.5 54.1 56.9 45.8 44.4 47.3
1995 54.8 53.4 56.2 45.9 44.4 47.4
1994 54 52.6 55.4 45.7 44.2 47.3
1993 53.2 51.8 54.6 45.8 44.2 47.4
1992 52.4 51 53.9 45.6 44.2 47
1991 50.5 48.2 52.8 45.5 44.1 47
1990 49.7 47.5 52 45.7 44.4 47.1
1989 47.8 45.1 50.6 45.8 44.4 47.3
1988 48.1 45.6 50.6 45.8 44.4 47.3
1987 47.4 44.8 50 45.9 44.5 47.4
1986 39.5 37.6 41.5 46 44.5 47.5
1985 38.6 36.4 40.9 46.2 44.6 47.9
1984 37.7 35.4 40 46.3 44.7 48
1983 37.2 35 39.5 46.4 44.8 48.1
1982 44.9 42.1 47.8 46.4 44.7 48.2
1981 45 42.5 47.5 46.3 44.6 48
1980 44.6 42.1 47.2 46 44.3 47.6
1979 43.8 41 46.7 45.7 44.2 47.3
1978 43.4 40.5 46.4 45.3 43.8 46.9
1977 43 40.1 46.1 44.8 43.4 46.3
1976 42.6 39.7 45.6 44.2 42.7 45.7
1975 39 36.4 41.8 43.1 41 45.2
1974 39 36.8 41.4 42.5 40.6 44.5
1973 41.1 39.2 43.2 41.8 40 43.7
1972 40.7 38.8 42.7 41.3 39.5 43.1
1971 41.5 39.5 43.6 40.6 39 42.3
1970 41.2 39.1 43.2 40 38.4 41.7
1969 40.8 38.8 42.9 38.9 36.8 41.3
1968 40.5 38.4 42.6 38.6 36.4 41
1967 40.2 38.1 42.3 37.5 35.1 40.1
1966 37.6 35.7 39.6 38.4 36.4 40.5
1965 39.6 37.5 41.7 38.2 36.2 40.4
1964 39.2 37.1 41.3 38 35.9 40.1
1963 38.8 36.8 40.9 37.8 35.8 39.9
1962 38.3 36.3 40.4 37.6 35.6 39.7
1961 37.9 35.9 40 37.4 35.4 39.6
1960 37.4 35.4 39.5 37.2 35.2 39.3
1959 37 34.9 39.1 37 35 39.2
1958 30.9 29.2 32.7 36.8 34.8 39
1957 30.4 28.7 32.2 36.6 34.6 38.8
1956 35.6 33.6 37.7 36.5 34.5 38.6
1955 35.2 33.2 37.2 36.3 34.3 38.5
1954 34.8 32.8 36.9 36.2 34.3 38.3
1953 34.4 32.4 36.4 36 34.1 38.1
1952 34 32 36 35.9 34 37.9
1951 33.6 31.7 35.7 35.7 33.8 37.7
1950 33.3 31.3 35.4 35.5 33.6 37.5

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

Healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 55.4 years in Eritrea and 54.9 in Nigeria. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 11.2 healthy years in Eritrea and 14 in Nigeria.

Eritrea vs Nigeria life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Eritrea and Nigeria, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
44.0 vs 37.2 years

Mean expected age of death:
74.0 vs 67.2 years

Median expected age of death:
76.7 vs 70.1 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Eritrea Nigeria
Male Female Male Female
40 96.5% 97.6% 93.0% 92.6%
50 91.5% 93.9% 83.9% 83.9%
60 82.3% 87.0% 70.5% 71.9%
65 74.9% 81.1% 61.0% 63.0%
70 64.5% 72.2% 49.2% 51.4%
75 50.8% 59.4% 35.2% 37.2%
80 34.5% 42.7% 20.8% 22.5%
85 18.3% 24.4% 9.2% 10.2%
90 6.6% 10.0% 2.5% 3.2%
95 1.3% 2.5% 0.3% 0.5%
100 0.1% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%

Life expectancy by current age

Eritrea
Male

Female
Nigeria
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Eritrea Nigeria
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 101.9 101.8 101.9 101.6 101.6 101.7
99 101 100.8 101 100.7 100.6 100.8
98 100 99.9 100.1 99.8 99.7 99.9
97 99.1 98.9 99.2 98.9 98.8 99
96 98.3 98 98.3 98 97.8 98.1
95 97.4 97.2 97.5 97.1 96.9 97.2
94 96.5 96.3 96.6 96.2 96 96.3
93 95.7 95.5 95.8 95.3 95.2 95.4
92 94.9 94.7 95 94.4 94.3 94.5
91 94.1 93.9 94.2 93.6 93.4 93.7
90 93.4 93.1 93.5 92.7 92.6 92.9
89 92.6 92.3 92.7 91.9 91.8 92
88 91.8 91.6 92 91.1 91 91.3
87 91.1 90.8 91.3 90.3 90.2 90.5
86 90.4 90.1 90.5 89.6 89.4 89.7
85 89.7 89.4 89.8 88.8 88.7 88.9
84 89 88.7 89.2 88.1 87.9 88.2
83 88.3 88 88.5 87.3 87.2 87.5
82 87.7 87.4 87.9 86.6 86.5 86.7
81 87 86.7 87.3 85.9 85.8 86
80 86.5 86.1 86.7 85.2 85.1 85.4
79 85.9 85.5 86.1 84.6 84.5 84.7
78 85.3 85 85.6 83.9 83.8 84.1
77 84.8 84.4 85.1 83.3 83.2 83.4
76 84.3 83.9 84.6 82.7 82.6 82.8
75 83.8 83.4 84.1 82.1 82 82.2
74 83.3 82.9 83.7 81.6 81.4 81.7
73 82.9 82.4 83.2 81 80.9 81.1
72 82.4 81.9 82.8 80.5 80.3 80.6
71 82 81.5 82.4 79.9 79.8 80.1
70 81.6 81.1 82.1 79.4 79.3 79.6
69 81.3 80.7 81.7 79 78.8 79.1
68 80.9 80.3 81.4 78.5 78.4 78.6
67 80.6 79.9 81.1 78.1 77.9 78.2
66 80.2 79.6 80.8 77.6 77.5 77.8
65 79.9 79.2 80.5 77.2 77 77.4
64 79.6 78.9 80.2 76.8 76.6 77
63 79.3 78.6 80 76.4 76.2 76.6
62 79.1 78.3 79.7 76 75.8 76.2
61 78.8 78 79.5 75.7 75.5 75.9
60 78.6 77.7 79.3 75.3 75.1 75.5
59 78.4 77.5 79.1 75 74.8 75.2
58 78.1 77.2 78.9 74.7 74.4 74.9
57 77.9 77 78.7 74.4 74.1 74.6
56 77.7 76.8 78.5 74 73.8 74.3
55 77.5 76.5 78.4 73.7 73.5 74
54 77.3 76.3 78.2 73.4 73.1 73.7
53 77.1 76.1 78 73.1 72.8 73.4
52 77 75.9 77.9 72.9 72.5 73.2
51 76.8 75.7 77.7 72.6 72.2 72.9
50 76.6 75.5 77.6 72.3 71.9 72.7
49 76.4 75.3 77.4 72 71.7 72.4
48 76.3 75.1 77.3 71.8 71.4 72.1
47 76.1 75 77.2 71.5 71.1 71.9
46 76 74.8 77 71.3 70.9 71.6
45 75.9 74.7 76.9 71 70.6 71.4
44 75.7 74.5 76.8 70.7 70.3 71.1
43 75.6 74.4 76.7 70.5 70.1 70.9
42 75.5 74.2 76.5 70.2 69.8 70.6
41 75.3 74.1 76.4 70 69.6 70.3
40 75.2 73.9 76.3 69.7 69.3 70.1
39 75.1 73.8 76.2 69.4 69.1 69.8
38 75 73.6 76.1 69.2 68.8 69.5
37 74.8 73.5 76 68.9 68.6 69.3
36 74.7 73.4 75.9 68.7 68.4 69
35 74.6 73.2 75.8 68.4 68.1 68.8
34 74.5 73.1 75.7 68.2 67.9 68.5
33 74.4 73 75.6 68 67.7 68.2
32 74.3 72.8 75.5 67.7 67.4 68
31 74.2 72.7 75.4 67.5 67.2 67.7
30 74 72.6 75.3 67.2 66.9 67.5
29 73.9 72.4 75.2 67 66.7 67.2
28 73.8 72.3 75.2 66.7 66.4 67
27 73.7 72.2 75.1 66.5 66.2 66.7
26 73.6 72 75 66.2 65.9 66.5
25 73.5 71.9 74.9 66 65.7 66.2
24 73.3 71.7 74.8 65.7 65.4 66
23 73.2 71.6 74.7 65.5 65.2 65.8
22 73.1 71.5 74.6 65.2 64.9 65.5
21 73 71.3 74.5 65 64.6 65.3
20 72.9 71.2 74.4 64.7 64.4 65.1
19 72.8 71 74.4 64.5 64.2 64.9
18 72.7 70.9 74.3 64.3 63.9 64.6
17 72.6 70.8 74.2 64.1 63.8 64.4
16 72.5 70.7 74.1 63.9 63.6 64.2
15 72.4 70.6 74.1 63.7 63.4 64
14 72.4 70.6 74 63.5 63.3 63.8
13 72.3 70.5 74 63.4 63.1 63.7
12 72.2 70.4 73.9 63.2 62.9 63.5
11 72.2 70.4 73.9 63 62.8 63.3
10 72.1 70.3 73.8 62.8 62.6 63
9 72 70.2 73.8 62.5 62.4 62.7
8 72 70.1 73.7 62.2 62.1 62.4
7 71.9 70 73.6 61.9 61.8 61.9
6 71.7 69.9 73.5 61.4 61.4 61.4
5 71.6 69.7 73.4 61 61 60.9
4 71.5 69.6 73.3 60.5 60.5 60.4
3 71.4 69.4 73.2 60 60 59.9
2 71.2 69.3 73.1 59.4 59.5 59.4
1 71.1 69.1 73 58.9 58.8 58.9
0 69.4 67.2 71.5 55 54.6 55.3

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

A 30-year-old in Eritrea can expect to live to 74 years compared to 67.2 in Nigeria, rising to 79.9 and 77.2 at 65, and to 86.5 and 85.2 at 80 — higher than the 69.4 and 55 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Eritrea and Nigeria.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Eritrea
Male

Female
Nigeria
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Eritrea Nigeria
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.21% 0.11% 0.28% 0.03% 0.02% 0.04%
99 0.34% 0.18% 0.46% 0.05% 0.03% 0.07%
98 0.54% 0.31% 0.72% 0.08% 0.06% 0.11%
97 0.83% 0.51% 1.11% 0.14% 0.1% 0.18%
96 1.25% 0.81% 1.64% 0.22% 0.17% 0.28%
95 1.82% 1.22% 2.36% 0.35% 0.27% 0.42%
94 2.57% 1.79% 3.28% 0.54% 0.43% 0.64%
93 3.52% 2.52% 4.43% 0.8% 0.66% 0.93%
92 4.7% 3.46% 5.82% 1.16% 0.98% 1.33%
91 6.11% 4.61% 7.48% 1.63% 1.42% 1.84%
90 7.77% 6% 9.4% 2.24% 1.99% 2.49%
89 9.7% 7.64% 11.6% 3% 2.71% 3.28%
88 11.9% 9.54% 14.1% 3.91% 3.58% 4.23%
87 14.4% 11.7% 16.8% 4.98% 4.61% 5.34%
86 17% 14.1% 19.8% 6.22% 5.81% 6.62%
85 19.9% 16.7% 22.9% 7.63% 7.19% 8.07%
84 23% 19.5% 26.3% 9.22% 8.73% 9.7%
83 26.2% 22.4% 29.7% 11% 10.4% 11.5%
82 29.4% 25.3% 33.2% 12.9% 12.3% 13.5%
81 32.7% 28.4% 36.7% 14.9% 14.3% 15.5%
80 36% 31.5% 40.1% 17.1% 16.4% 17.7%
79 39.2% 34.5% 43.5% 19.3% 18.5% 20%
78 42.4% 37.6% 46.8% 21.5% 20.8% 22.3%
77 45.5% 40.6% 49.9% 23.8% 23% 24.6%
76 48.4% 43.5% 52.9% 26.2% 25.3% 27%
75 51.3% 46.4% 55.8% 28.5% 27.6% 29.3%
74 54% 49.1% 58.5% 30.8% 29.9% 31.6%
73 56.6% 51.7% 61.1% 33.1% 32.2% 33.9%
72 59.1% 54.2% 63.5% 35.3% 34.4% 36.2%
71 61.4% 56.6% 65.8% 37.5% 36.6% 38.4%
70 63.5% 58.8% 67.9% 39.6% 38.6% 40.5%
69 65.5% 61% 69.8% 41.6% 40.7% 42.5%
68 67.4% 62.9% 71.6% 43.5% 42.6% 44.5%
67 69.2% 64.8% 73.3% 45.4% 44.4% 46.3%
66 70.8% 66.6% 74.8% 47.1% 46.2% 48%
65 72.4% 68.3% 76.3% 48.8% 47.9% 49.7%
64 73.8% 69.9% 77.6% 50.4% 49.5% 51.3%
63 75.1% 71.4% 78.8% 51.9% 51.1% 52.8%
62 76.4% 72.7% 79.9% 53.4% 52.6% 54.1%
61 77.5% 74% 80.9% 54.7% 54% 55.5%
60 78.5% 75.1% 81.8% 56% 55.3% 56.7%
59 79.4% 76.2% 82.6% 57.2% 56.6% 57.9%
58 80.3% 77.2% 83.4% 58.4% 57.8% 59%
57 81.1% 78.1% 84.1% 59.5% 58.9% 60%
56 81.9% 79% 84.8% 60.5% 60% 61%
55 82.7% 79.8% 85.5% 61.5% 61.1% 62%
54 83.4% 80.6% 86.1% 62.5% 62.1% 62.9%
53 84.1% 81.4% 86.7% 63.4% 63.1% 63.7%
52 84.7% 82.2% 87.3% 64.3% 64.1% 64.6%
51 85.3% 82.9% 87.8% 65.2% 65% 65.4%
50 85.9% 83.5% 88.3% 66% 65.8% 66.2%
49 86.4% 84.1% 88.7% 66.8% 66.7% 66.9%
48 86.8% 84.6% 89.1% 67.5% 67.5% 67.6%
47 87.3% 85.1% 89.5% 68.3% 68.2% 68.3%
46 87.7% 85.6% 89.8% 69% 69% 69%
45 88.1% 86% 90.2% 69.7% 69.7% 69.7%
44 88.5% 86.5% 90.5% 70.4% 70.4% 70.3%
43 88.9% 86.9% 90.9% 71% 71.1% 71%
42 89.2% 87.3% 91.2% 71.7% 71.7% 71.7%
41 89.6% 87.7% 91.5% 72.4% 72.4% 72.3%
40 89.9% 88.1% 91.8% 73% 73% 73%
39 90.2% 88.4% 92.1% 73.6% 73.6% 73.6%
38 90.5% 88.8% 92.3% 74.2% 74.2% 74.3%
37 90.8% 89.1% 92.5% 74.8% 74.7% 74.9%
36 91.1% 89.4% 92.8% 75.4% 75.3% 75.5%
35 91.3% 89.7% 93% 76% 75.8% 76.1%
34 91.6% 90% 93.2% 76.5% 76.4% 76.6%
33 91.8% 90.3% 93.4% 77.1% 76.9% 77.2%
32 92.1% 90.6% 93.6% 77.6% 77.5% 77.8%
31 92.3% 90.9% 93.8% 78.1% 78% 78.3%
30 92.6% 91.2% 94% 78.7% 78.5% 78.9%
29 92.8% 91.5% 94.2% 79.2% 79% 79.4%
28 93.1% 91.8% 94.4% 79.7% 79.5% 79.9%
27 93.3% 92.1% 94.6% 80.2% 80% 80.4%
26 93.5% 92.4% 94.8% 80.7% 80.5% 80.9%
25 93.8% 92.6% 94.9% 81.2% 81.1% 81.4%
24 94% 92.9% 95.1% 81.7% 81.6% 81.8%
23 94.2% 93.2% 95.3% 82.2% 82.1% 82.3%
22 94.4% 93.5% 95.4% 82.7% 82.6% 82.7%
21 94.7% 93.7% 95.6% 83.1% 83.1% 83.1%
20 94.9% 94% 95.7% 83.6% 83.6% 83.6%
19 95.1% 94.3% 95.9% 84% 84% 84%
18 95.2% 94.5% 96% 84.4% 84.4% 84.4%
17 95.4% 94.7% 96.1% 84.8% 84.7% 84.8%
16 95.5% 94.8% 96.2% 85.1% 85.1% 85.2%
15 95.6% 95% 96.3% 85.4% 85.4% 85.5%
14 95.7% 95.1% 96.4% 85.7% 85.6% 85.8%
13 95.8% 95.2% 96.5% 86% 85.9% 86.1%
12 95.9% 95.3% 96.6% 86.3% 86.2% 86.4%
11 96% 95.4% 96.6% 86.6% 86.4% 86.8%
10 96.1% 95.5% 96.7% 87% 86.8% 87.2%
9 96.2% 95.7% 96.8% 87.4% 87.1% 87.7%
8 96.4% 95.8% 96.9% 87.9% 87.6% 88.3%
7 96.5% 96% 97.1% 88.5% 88.1% 89%
6 96.7% 96.2% 97.2% 89.2% 88.6% 89.7%
5 96.9% 96.4% 97.3% 89.9% 89.3% 90.6%
4 97% 96.6% 97.5% 90.7% 90% 91.4%
3 97.2% 96.8% 97.6% 91.6% 90.9% 92.3%
2 97.4% 97% 97.8% 92.4% 91.8% 93.1%
1 97.6% 97.2% 98% 93.3% 92.8% 93.9%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. 78.5% of newborns in Eritrea and 56% in Nigeria are expected to live past 60, 63.5% and 39.6% past 70, 36% and 17.1% past 80, and only 7.77% and 2.24% past 90.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

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Odds of dying at each age

Eritrea
Male

Female
Nigeria
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Eritrea Nigeria
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 40.7% 45.3% 40.8% 44.7% 47.8% 43.4%
99 38.8% 42.9% 38.6% 43% 46% 41.7%
98 37.1% 41% 36.7% 41.3% 44.2% 39.9%
97 35.4% 38.8% 34.7% 39.6% 42.4% 38.2%
96 33.5% 36.5% 32.5% 37.9% 40.5% 36.5%
95 31.4% 34.1% 30.3% 36.3% 38.7% 34.9%
94 29.2% 31.6% 28.1% 34.6% 36.9% 33.2%
93 27% 29.2% 26% 32.9% 34.9% 31.6%
92 25% 27% 23.9% 31.1% 32.9% 29.8%
91 23.1% 25% 22.1% 29.2% 30.8% 28%
90 21.4% 23.2% 20.4% 27.2% 28.6% 26.1%
89 19.9% 21.5% 18.9% 25.2% 26.4% 24.2%
88 18.5% 19.9% 17.6% 23.3% 24.3% 22.4%
87 17.1% 18.4% 16.3% 21.5% 22.4% 20.8%
86 15.8% 17% 15% 19.9% 20.7% 19.3%
85 14.5% 15.6% 13.8% 18.5% 19.1% 18%
84 13.3% 14.2% 12.7% 17.2% 17.7% 16.8%
83 12.1% 13% 11.6% 16% 16.3% 15.7%
82 11% 11.8% 10.5% 14.8% 15.1% 14.5%
81 10% 10.7% 9.52% 13.7% 13.9% 13.4%
80 9.09% 9.77% 8.59% 12.5% 12.8% 12.3%
79 8.24% 8.91% 7.75% 11.5% 11.7% 11.3%
78 7.47% 8.12% 6.99% 10.5% 10.7% 10.3%
77 6.77% 7.4% 6.31% 9.65% 9.86% 9.47%
76 6.14% 6.75% 5.7% 8.86% 9.06% 8.69%
75 5.57% 6.14% 5.16% 8.15% 8.33% 8%
74 5.05% 5.58% 4.68% 7.5% 7.66% 7.37%
73 4.58% 5.07% 4.23% 6.9% 7.03% 6.78%
72 4.15% 4.6% 3.82% 6.33% 6.45% 6.23%
71 3.75% 4.18% 3.44% 5.8% 5.9% 5.71%
70 3.4% 3.8% 3.09% 5.3% 5.39% 5.22%
69 3.08% 3.47% 2.78% 4.84% 4.93% 4.76%
68 2.8% 3.17% 2.51% 4.43% 4.52% 4.34%
67 2.55% 2.91% 2.27% 4.06% 4.16% 3.97%
66 2.33% 2.68% 2.06% 3.73% 3.84% 3.63%
65 2.13% 2.46% 1.87% 3.44% 3.56% 3.33%
64 1.94% 2.26% 1.69% 3.18% 3.3% 3.06%
63 1.77% 2.06% 1.53% 2.93% 3.05% 2.81%
62 1.6% 1.87% 1.38% 2.7% 2.82% 2.58%
61 1.44% 1.69% 1.24% 2.49% 2.6% 2.37%
60 1.3% 1.53% 1.11% 2.29% 2.4% 2.18%
59 1.18% 1.39% 1.01% 2.12% 2.22% 2.01%
58 1.08% 1.27% 0.92% 1.97% 2.07% 1.87%
57 1.01% 1.19% 0.86% 1.84% 1.94% 1.74%
56 0.95% 1.12% 0.81% 1.73% 1.83% 1.63%
55 0.91% 1.07% 0.77% 1.64% 1.74% 1.54%
54 0.86% 1.02% 0.73% 1.56% 1.66% 1.45%
53 0.82% 0.96% 0.69% 1.48% 1.58% 1.37%
52 0.76% 0.9% 0.64% 1.4% 1.5% 1.3%
51 0.7% 0.83% 0.59% 1.32% 1.41% 1.23%
50 0.64% 0.76% 0.54% 1.24% 1.33% 1.16%
49 0.59% 0.69% 0.49% 1.17% 1.25% 1.1%
48 0.54% 0.63% 0.46% 1.11% 1.17% 1.05%
47 0.5% 0.58% 0.43% 1.07% 1.11% 1.02%
46 0.47% 0.55% 0.41% 1.03% 1.07% 0.99%
45 0.46% 0.52% 0.39% 1% 1.03% 0.97%
44 0.44% 0.5% 0.38% 0.98% 0.99% 0.96%
43 0.43% 0.49% 0.37% 0.95% 0.96% 0.95%
42 0.41% 0.47% 0.35% 0.93% 0.93% 0.93%
41 0.39% 0.45% 0.33% 0.9% 0.89% 0.92%
40 0.37% 0.42% 0.31% 0.88% 0.85% 0.9%
39 0.35% 0.4% 0.29% 0.85% 0.82% 0.87%
38 0.33% 0.38% 0.27% 0.82% 0.79% 0.85%
37 0.31% 0.37% 0.25% 0.79% 0.76% 0.82%
36 0.3% 0.36% 0.24% 0.77% 0.74% 0.8%
35 0.29% 0.35% 0.23% 0.75% 0.72% 0.77%
34 0.28% 0.34% 0.23% 0.73% 0.71% 0.75%
33 0.28% 0.34% 0.22% 0.71% 0.7% 0.73%
32 0.28% 0.33% 0.22% 0.7% 0.68% 0.72%
31 0.27% 0.33% 0.22% 0.69% 0.67% 0.7%
30 0.27% 0.32% 0.21% 0.67% 0.66% 0.69%
29 0.26% 0.32% 0.21% 0.66% 0.65% 0.67%
28 0.26% 0.31% 0.2% 0.64% 0.64% 0.65%
27 0.25% 0.31% 0.2% 0.63% 0.64% 0.63%
26 0.25% 0.3% 0.19% 0.62% 0.64% 0.6%
25 0.24% 0.3% 0.18% 0.61% 0.64% 0.58%
24 0.24% 0.3% 0.18% 0.6% 0.64% 0.56%
23 0.24% 0.3% 0.17% 0.59% 0.63% 0.54%
22 0.23% 0.3% 0.17% 0.58% 0.62% 0.53%
21 0.23% 0.29% 0.16% 0.56% 0.59% 0.53%
20 0.22% 0.28% 0.15% 0.54% 0.56% 0.52%
19 0.2% 0.26% 0.15% 0.51% 0.51% 0.51%
18 0.19% 0.23% 0.14% 0.48% 0.47% 0.49%
17 0.16% 0.2% 0.12% 0.44% 0.42% 0.46%
16 0.14% 0.17% 0.11% 0.4% 0.38% 0.42%
15 0.12% 0.15% 0.1% 0.36% 0.34% 0.39%
14 0.11% 0.13% 0.09% 0.34% 0.32% 0.36%
13 0.1% 0.12% 0.08% 0.33% 0.31% 0.35%
12 0.1% 0.11% 0.08% 0.34% 0.31% 0.37%
11 0.1% 0.11% 0.08% 0.37% 0.33% 0.4%
10 0.11% 0.12% 0.09% 0.42% 0.37% 0.47%
9 0.12% 0.14% 0.1% 0.49% 0.42% 0.56%
8 0.14% 0.16% 0.11% 0.58% 0.49% 0.67%
7 0.15% 0.18% 0.13% 0.67% 0.57% 0.78%
6 0.17% 0.2% 0.14% 0.76% 0.65% 0.87%
5 0.18% 0.21% 0.15% 0.83% 0.74% 0.92%
4 0.19% 0.22% 0.16% 0.88% 0.82% 0.93%
3 0.19% 0.22% 0.16% 0.91% 0.9% 0.91%
2 0.19% 0.21% 0.17% 0.93% 0.99% 0.88%
1 0.19% 0.21% 0.17% 0.96% 1.08% 0.84%
0 2.4% 2.77% 2.02% 6.69% 7.24% 6.13%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/eritrea/nigeria | CC BY

This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in Eritrea compared to Nigeria, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 2.4% in the birth year in Eritrea and 6.69% in Nigeria, 0.27% vs 0.67% at age 30, 1.3% vs 2.29% at 60, and 9.09% vs 12.5% at 80.

Death rate by age in Eritrea vs Nigeria

Eritrea
Male

Female
Nigeria
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Eritrea Nigeria
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 0 0 11.5 0 0 0
99 131.1 79.3 176.8 21.1 14.6 27.2
98 198.9 128.1 265.5 34.5 25.2 43.4
97 294.6 198.5 384 54.8 41.8 67.1
96 419 294 535 84.6 67.4 101
95 572 416 715 127 105 148.2
94 750 565 922 185.4 158.4 211.6
93 952 738 1,150 262.7 230.7 293.7
92 1,173 933 1,394 360 324 395
91 1,411 1,151 1,652 477 438 515
90 1,665 1,388 1,921 610 569 649
89 1,930 1,641 2,195 755 715 794
88 2,197 1,902 2,468 910 871 948
87 2,455 2,157 2,729 1,072 1,034 1,109
86 2,693 2,393 2,967 1,240 1,202 1,277
85 2,898 2,599 3,170 1,413 1,373 1,452
84 3,061 2,767 3,329 1,586 1,542 1,629
83 3,179 2,896 3,435 1,753 1,705 1,800
82 3,250 2,987 3,488 1,906 1,855 1,956
81 3,279 3,045 3,490 2,036 1,984 2,087
80 3,271 3,074 3,446 2,140 2,091 2,187
79 3,231 3,076 3,368 2,216 2,172 2,258
78 3,166 3,053 3,266 2,268 2,232 2,304
77 3,079 3,006 3,147 2,300 2,271 2,331
76 2,973 2,936 3,018 2,318 2,294 2,344
75 2,854 2,847 2,881 2,321 2,301 2,344
74 2,729 2,741 2,737 2,310 2,291 2,331
73 2,593 2,623 2,584 2,282 2,263 2,303
72 2,450 2,496 2,425 2,236 2,218 2,256
71 2,303 2,366 2,262 2,174 2,157 2,192
70 2,157 2,237 2,100 2,098 2,084 2,113
69 2,016 2,113 1,944 2,014 2,006 2,024
68 1,885 1,996 1,798 1,928 1,926 1,931
67 1,763 1,887 1,663 1,842 1,849 1,837
66 1,650 1,784 1,540 1,759 1,775 1,745
65 1,542 1,683 1,424 1,679 1,704 1,656
64 1,435 1,580 1,313 1,600 1,633 1,569
63 1,328 1,473 1,205 1,521 1,560 1,483
62 1,221 1,362 1,100 1,440 1,483 1,398
61 1,117 1,252 1,000 1,360 1,405 1,316
60 1,021 1,148 910 1,283 1,328 1,237
59 937 1,057 832 1,211 1,256 1,165
58 869 983 769 1,147 1,194 1,100
57 817 926 721 1,093 1,141 1,044
56 778 884 685 1,047 1,098 995
55 748 852 656 1,008 1,062 952
54 719 821 629 972 1,030 913
53 687 786 599 936 996 876
52 647 742 562 899 958 839
51 601 690 521 860 917 803
50 553 635 479 821 873 768
49 506 581 439 784 830 737
48 467 535 406 753 792 712
47 437 498 382 727 760 694
46 416 470 365 709 735 682
45 401 450 354 696 715 676
44 390 435 346 686 698 674
43 378 422 336 677 682 672
42 365 407 323 667 664 669
41 349 391 307 654 645 663
40 330 374 287 639 624 654
39 312 357 266.7 622 603 642
38 295.1 341 248.3 606 584 628
37 281.6 329 233.3 591 569 614
36 271.6 320 222 578 557 600
35 265 314 214.5 568 548 588
34 260.7 310 209.7 559 541 577
33 257.6 306 206.9 551 535 567
32 254.8 303 204.9 543 529 558
31 251.6 298.4 202.9 536 523 550
30 247.8 293.4 200.3 529 516 541
29 243.5 288.3 196.8 521 511 531
28 239 284 192.2 514 509 519
27 234.7 281 186.6 507 510 504
26 230.8 279.5 180.4 501 513 487
25 227.6 279.4 174 495 518 471
24 224.9 280 168 490 522 457
23 222.4 280.2 162.8 484 520 447
22 219.1 278.4 158.1 477 512 441
21 214.1 272.8 153.7 466 494 438
20 205.9 261.7 148.4 451 466 435
19 193.2 243.8 141.2 429 431 427
18 176.3 219.8 131.4 402 393 412
17 156.1 191.9 119.4 371 354 389
16 135.7 164.1 106.5 340 320 360
15 117.4 139.8 94.4 312 291.9 332
14 103.4 121.5 84.7 292.2 272.9 312
13 94.8 110.4 78.7 284.9 264.9 306
12 91.7 106.4 76.7 292.3 269.1 316
11 94.4 109.5 78.8 317 287 349
10 102.4 119.2 85 361 319 406
9 115.2 134.8 94.9 425 366 487
8 131.5 154.6 107.6 506 427 588
7 148.6 175 121.5 593 498 691
6 164.2 192.7 134.8 676 577 779
5 175.6 204.6 145.8 744 658 834
4 182.4 209.9 154 795 740 852
3 185.3 210.1 159.8 832 822 842
2 185.9 207 164.1 862 907 815
1 185.4 202.6 167.7 895 1,000 785
0 2,403 2,771 2,024 6,691 7,237 6,132

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/eritrea/nigeria | CC BY

This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Eritrea, the most common age of death is 81, compared to 0 in Nigeria. The median age of death is 75.5 in Eritrea and 64.3 in Nigeria, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure differences and reflect the demographics of Eritrea and Nigeria more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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