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Life Expectancy in Nigeria vs Uganda (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 55 years in Nigeria vs 68.9 in Uganda. Nigeria is ranked 197/197 by life expectancy, and Uganda is 146/197. In Nigeria, the life expectancy is 54.6 years for males and 55.3 years for females. In Uganda, it's 65.9 years for males and 71.8 years for females.

Nigeria vs Uganda life expectancy at birth by year

Nigeria
Male

Female
Uganda
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Nigeria Uganda
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 55 54.6 55.3 68.9 65.9 71.8
2025 54.8 54.5 55.1 68.7 65.7 71.6
2024 54.6 54.3 54.9 68.5 65.5 71.4
2023 54.5 54.2 54.7 68.3 65.3 71.1
2022 54.1 53.8 54.4 67.7 64.7 70.5
2021 53.5 53.2 53.7 66.4 63.6 69.2
2020 53.1 52.7 53.4 66.4 63.4 69.4
2019 53 52.8 53.2 66.4 63.5 69.1
2018 52.7 52.4 52.9 65.8 63 68.5
2017 52.4 52.1 52.6 65.2 62.4 67.8
2016 52.2 51.9 52.4 64.5 61.8 67.1
2015 51.9 51.6 52.2 63.8 61.2 66.3
2014 51.9 51.6 52.3 63.1 60.5 65.5
2013 51.8 51.5 52.2 62.4 59.9 64.7
2012 51.7 51.3 52 61.6 59.2 63.8
2011 51.5 51.1 51.9 60.8 58.6 62.9
2010 51.3 50.9 51.8 60 57.7 62.1
2009 51.1 50.6 51.6 59.2 57 61.2
2008 50.7 50.3 51.2 58.3 56.2 60.2
2007 50.4 49.8 50.9 57.2 55.2 59.2
2006 49.9 49.3 50.4 56.1 54.1 58
2005 49.5 49 50.1 54.9 52.9 56.9
2004 49.1 48.8 49.5 53.7 51.7 55.6
2003 48.6 48.2 49.1 52.4 50.5 54.3
2002 48 47.5 48.5 51.4 49.5 53.3
2001 47.5 46.9 48.2 50.6 48.8 52.3
2000 47.1 46.3 48 49.6 47.8 51.4
1999 46.6 45.7 47.5 49 47.2 50.7
1998 46.1 45.1 47.2 48.3 46.5 50
1997 46 44.7 47.2 48 46.2 49.8
1996 45.8 44.4 47.3 47.8 45.8 49.7
1995 45.9 44.4 47.4 47.7 45.8 49.7
1994 45.7 44.2 47.3 47.7 45.6 49.7
1993 45.8 44.2 47.4 47.7 45.6 49.8
1992 45.6 44.2 47 47.7 45.5 49.9
1991 45.5 44.1 47 47.5 45.3 49.8
1990 45.7 44.4 47.1 47.6 45.3 49.8
1989 45.8 44.4 47.3 47.5 45.1 49.9
1988 45.8 44.4 47.3 47.5 45 50
1987 45.9 44.5 47.4 47.4 44.8 50
1986 46 44.5 47.5 45.7 42 49.7
1985 46.2 44.6 47.9 45.5 41.8 49.6
1984 46.3 44.7 48 43.7 39.7 48.2
1983 46.4 44.8 48.1 43.5 39.5 48.1
1982 46.4 44.7 48.2 43.3 39.3 47.9
1981 46.3 44.6 48 43.5 39.9 47.5
1980 46 44.3 47.6 43.5 39.9 47.5
1979 45.7 44.2 47.3 45.4 42.6 48.5
1978 45.3 43.8 46.9 45.6 42.8 48.7
1977 44.8 43.4 46.3 45.8 43.6 48.3
1976 44.2 42.7 45.7 46.2 43.9 48.7
1975 43.1 41 45.2 46.5 44.2 49
1974 42.5 40.6 44.5 46.9 44.1 49.9
1973 41.8 40 43.7 47 44.7 49.5
1972 41.3 39.5 43.1 47.2 44.4 50.3
1971 40.6 39 42.3 47.1 44.4 50.3
1970 40 38.4 41.7 49.6 47.6 51.9
1969 38.9 36.8 41.3 49.5 47.5 51.8
1968 38.6 36.4 41 49.3 47.3 51.5
1967 37.5 35.1 40.1 49 47.1 51.2
1966 38.4 36.4 40.5 48.5 46.5 50.7
1965 38.2 36.2 40.4 48.3 46.4 50.4
1964 38 35.9 40.1 47.8 46 49.9
1963 37.8 35.8 39.9 47.4 45.6 49.4
1962 37.6 35.6 39.7 46.8 45 48.9
1961 37.4 35.4 39.6 46.3 44.5 48.3
1960 37.2 35.2 39.3 45.6 43.9 47.6
1959 37 35 39.2 45 43.2 46.9
1958 36.8 34.8 39 44.3 42.6 46.3
1957 36.6 34.6 38.8 43.7 42 45.6
1956 36.5 34.5 38.6 43 41.4 44.9
1955 36.3 34.3 38.5 42.4 40.8 44.2
1954 36.2 34.3 38.3 41.8 40.3 43.6
1953 36 34.1 38.1 41.3 39.8 43
1952 35.9 34 37.9 40.8 39.3 42.5
1951 35.7 33.8 37.7 40.2 38.7 41.9
1950 35.5 33.6 37.5 39.7 38.2 41.4

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 54.9 years in Nigeria and 57.2 in Uganda. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 14 healthy years in Nigeria and 13.1 in Uganda.

Nigeria vs Uganda 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 Nigeria and Uganda, 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:
37.2 vs 43.1 years

Mean expected age of death:
67.2 vs 73.1 years

Median expected age of death:
70.1 vs 74.9 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Nigeria Uganda
Male Female Male Female
40 93.0% 92.6% 96.0% 97.3%
50 83.9% 83.9% 88.8% 92.4%
60 70.5% 71.9% 76.1% 83.2%
65 61.0% 63.0% 66.6% 75.8%
70 49.2% 51.4% 55.3% 66.3%
75 35.2% 37.2% 43.2% 55.7%
80 20.8% 22.5% 30.6% 44.7%
85 9.2% 10.2% 18.3% 32.5%
90 2.5% 3.2% 8.1% 19.1%
95 0.3% 0.5% 2.4% 8.1%
100 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 2.2%

Life expectancy by current age

Nigeria
Male

Female
Uganda
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Nigeria Uganda
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 101.6 101.6 101.7 102.6 102.1 102.7
99 100.7 100.6 100.8 101.8 101.3 101.9
98 99.8 99.7 99.9 101 100.4 101.1
97 98.9 98.8 99 100.1 99.6 100.3
96 98 97.8 98.1 99.3 98.7 99.5
95 97.1 96.9 97.2 98.5 97.9 98.7
94 96.2 96 96.3 97.7 97 97.9
93 95.3 95.2 95.4 97 96.2 97.2
92 94.4 94.3 94.5 96.2 95.4 96.4
91 93.6 93.4 93.7 95.5 94.6 95.7
90 92.7 92.6 92.9 94.7 93.9 95
89 91.9 91.8 92 94 93.1 94.4
88 91.1 91 91.3 93.3 92.4 93.7
87 90.3 90.2 90.5 92.7 91.6 93.1
86 89.6 89.4 89.7 92 90.9 92.5
85 88.8 88.7 88.9 91.4 90.2 91.9
84 88.1 87.9 88.2 90.7 89.5 91.4
83 87.3 87.2 87.5 90.2 88.9 90.8
82 86.6 86.5 86.7 89.6 88.3 90.3
81 85.9 85.8 86 89.1 87.7 89.8
80 85.2 85.1 85.4 88.5 87.1 89.4
79 84.6 84.5 84.7 88 86.5 88.9
78 83.9 83.8 84.1 87.5 86 88.4
77 83.3 83.2 83.4 87 85.4 88
76 82.7 82.6 82.8 86.4 84.9 87.5
75 82.1 82 82.2 85.9 84.3 87
74 81.6 81.4 81.7 85.4 83.8 86.5
73 81 80.9 81.1 84.9 83.2 86.1
72 80.5 80.3 80.6 84.4 82.7 85.6
71 79.9 79.8 80.1 83.9 82.2 85.2
70 79.4 79.3 79.6 83.4 81.7 84.7
69 79 78.8 79.1 83 81.2 84.3
68 78.5 78.4 78.6 82.5 80.7 83.8
67 78.1 77.9 78.2 82 80.3 83.4
66 77.6 77.5 77.8 81.6 79.8 83
65 77.2 77 77.4 81.1 79.3 82.6
64 76.8 76.6 77 80.7 78.9 82.2
63 76.4 76.2 76.6 80.3 78.4 81.8
62 76 75.8 76.2 79.9 78 81.4
61 75.7 75.5 75.9 79.5 77.6 81.1
60 75.3 75.1 75.5 79.2 77.2 80.8
59 75 74.8 75.2 78.9 76.9 80.5
58 74.7 74.4 74.9 78.5 76.5 80.2
57 74.4 74.1 74.6 78.2 76.2 79.9
56 74 73.8 74.3 77.9 75.9 79.7
55 73.7 73.5 74 77.6 75.5 79.4
54 73.4 73.1 73.7 77.3 75.2 79.2
53 73.1 72.8 73.4 77.1 74.9 78.9
52 72.9 72.5 73.2 76.8 74.6 78.7
51 72.6 72.2 72.9 76.6 74.4 78.5
50 72.3 71.9 72.7 76.3 74.1 78.3
49 72 71.7 72.4 76.1 73.9 78.1
48 71.8 71.4 72.1 75.9 73.6 77.9
47 71.5 71.1 71.9 75.7 73.4 77.7
46 71.3 70.9 71.6 75.5 73.2 77.5
45 71 70.6 71.4 75.3 72.9 77.4
44 70.7 70.3 71.1 75.1 72.7 77.2
43 70.5 70.1 70.9 74.9 72.5 77
42 70.2 69.8 70.6 74.7 72.3 76.9
41 70 69.6 70.3 74.6 72.2 76.8
40 69.7 69.3 70.1 74.4 72 76.6
39 69.4 69.1 69.8 74.3 71.8 76.5
38 69.2 68.8 69.5 74.1 71.6 76.4
37 68.9 68.6 69.3 74 71.5 76.2
36 68.7 68.4 69 73.8 71.3 76.1
35 68.4 68.1 68.8 73.7 71.2 76
34 68.2 67.9 68.5 73.6 71 75.9
33 68 67.7 68.2 73.4 70.9 75.8
32 67.7 67.4 68 73.3 70.8 75.7
31 67.5 67.2 67.7 73.2 70.6 75.6
30 67.2 66.9 67.5 73.1 70.5 75.5
29 67 66.7 67.2 73 70.4 75.4
28 66.7 66.4 67 72.9 70.3 75.3
27 66.5 66.2 66.7 72.8 70.1 75.3
26 66.2 65.9 66.5 72.7 70 75.2
25 66 65.7 66.2 72.6 69.9 75.1
24 65.7 65.4 66 72.5 69.8 75
23 65.5 65.2 65.8 72.4 69.7 75
22 65.2 64.9 65.5 72.3 69.6 74.9
21 65 64.6 65.3 72.2 69.5 74.8
20 64.7 64.4 65.1 72.2 69.4 74.8
19 64.5 64.2 64.9 72.1 69.3 74.7
18 64.3 63.9 64.6 72 69.2 74.7
17 64.1 63.8 64.4 72 69.2 74.6
16 63.9 63.6 64.2 71.9 69.1 74.6
15 63.7 63.4 64 71.9 69 74.5
14 63.5 63.3 63.8 71.8 69 74.5
13 63.4 63.1 63.7 71.8 68.9 74.4
12 63.2 62.9 63.5 71.7 68.9 74.4
11 63 62.8 63.3 71.7 68.9 74.4
10 62.8 62.6 63 71.7 68.8 74.3
9 62.5 62.4 62.7 71.6 68.8 74.3
8 62.2 62.1 62.4 71.6 68.7 74.3
7 61.9 61.8 61.9 71.5 68.7 74.2
6 61.4 61.4 61.4 71.5 68.6 74.2
5 61 61 60.9 71.4 68.6 74.1
4 60.5 60.5 60.4 71.3 68.5 74
3 60 60 59.9 71.2 68.4 73.9
2 59.4 59.5 59.4 71 68.2 73.8
1 58.9 58.8 58.9 70.8 67.9 73.5
0 55 54.6 55.3 68.9 65.9 71.8

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 Nigeria can expect to live to 67.2 years compared to 73.1 in Uganda, rising to 77.2 and 81.1 at 65, and to 85.2 and 88.5 at 80 — higher than the 55 and 68.9 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Nigeria
Male

Female
Uganda
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Nigeria Uganda
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.03% 0.02% 0.04% 1.3% 0.39% 2.11%
99 0.05% 0.03% 0.07% 1.77% 0.57% 2.85%
98 0.08% 0.06% 0.11% 2.37% 0.83% 3.75%
97 0.14% 0.1% 0.18% 3.11% 1.17% 4.85%
96 0.22% 0.17% 0.28% 4.01% 1.62% 6.16%
95 0.35% 0.27% 0.42% 5.09% 2.2% 7.68%
94 0.54% 0.43% 0.64% 6.32% 2.92% 9.39%
93 0.8% 0.66% 0.93% 7.74% 3.79% 11.3%
92 1.16% 0.98% 1.33% 9.32% 4.83% 13.4%
91 1.63% 1.42% 1.84% 11% 6.04% 15.6%
90 2.24% 1.99% 2.49% 13% 7.44% 18%
89 3% 2.71% 3.28% 15% 9.01% 20.5%
88 3.91% 3.58% 4.23% 17.1% 10.8% 23%
87 4.98% 4.61% 5.34% 19.4% 12.7% 25.6%
86 6.22% 5.81% 6.62% 21.7% 14.7% 28.1%
85 7.63% 7.19% 8.07% 24% 16.9% 30.7%
84 9.22% 8.73% 9.7% 26.4% 19.1% 33.2%
83 11% 10.4% 11.5% 28.8% 21.4% 35.6%
82 12.9% 12.3% 13.5% 31.1% 23.7% 37.9%
81 14.9% 14.3% 15.5% 33.3% 26% 40.1%
80 17.1% 16.4% 17.7% 35.4% 28.3% 42.2%
79 19.3% 18.5% 20% 37.6% 30.6% 44.2%
78 21.5% 20.8% 22.3% 39.8% 32.9% 46.4%
77 23.8% 23% 24.6% 42% 35.2% 48.4%
76 26.2% 25.3% 27% 44.2% 37.5% 50.5%
75 28.5% 27.6% 29.3% 46.4% 39.9% 52.6%
74 30.8% 29.9% 31.6% 48.6% 42.2% 54.7%
73 33.1% 32.2% 33.9% 50.7% 44.4% 56.7%
72 35.3% 34.4% 36.2% 52.8% 46.7% 58.7%
71 37.5% 36.6% 38.4% 54.9% 48.9% 60.7%
70 39.6% 38.6% 40.5% 56.9% 51.1% 62.6%
69 41.6% 40.7% 42.5% 58.9% 53.2% 64.5%
68 43.5% 42.6% 44.5% 60.9% 55.3% 66.3%
67 45.4% 44.4% 46.3% 62.8% 57.4% 68.1%
66 47.1% 46.2% 48% 64.7% 59.4% 69.8%
65 48.8% 47.9% 49.7% 66.6% 61.5% 71.6%
64 50.4% 49.5% 51.3% 68.3% 63.4% 73.2%
63 51.9% 51.1% 52.8% 70% 65.3% 74.7%
62 53.4% 52.6% 54.1% 71.5% 67% 76.1%
61 54.7% 54% 55.5% 73% 68.7% 77.4%
60 56% 55.3% 56.7% 74.4% 70.2% 78.6%
59 57.2% 56.6% 57.9% 75.7% 71.7% 79.7%
58 58.4% 57.8% 59% 76.9% 73.1% 80.8%
57 59.5% 58.9% 60% 78.1% 74.4% 81.8%
56 60.5% 60% 61% 79.2% 75.7% 82.7%
55 61.5% 61.1% 62% 80.2% 76.9% 83.6%
54 62.5% 62.1% 62.9% 81.2% 78% 84.4%
53 63.4% 63.1% 63.7% 82.1% 79.1% 85.2%
52 64.3% 64.1% 64.6% 83% 80.1% 85.9%
51 65.2% 65% 65.4% 83.8% 81.1% 86.6%
50 66% 65.8% 66.2% 84.6% 82% 87.3%
49 66.8% 66.7% 66.9% 85.4% 82.9% 87.9%
48 67.5% 67.5% 67.6% 86% 83.7% 88.4%
47 68.3% 68.2% 68.3% 86.7% 84.4% 89%
46 69% 69% 69% 87.3% 85.1% 89.5%
45 69.7% 69.7% 69.7% 87.9% 85.8% 89.9%
44 70.4% 70.4% 70.3% 88.4% 86.4% 90.4%
43 71% 71.1% 71% 88.9% 87% 90.8%
42 71.7% 71.7% 71.7% 89.4% 87.6% 91.2%
41 72.4% 72.4% 72.3% 89.8% 88.1% 91.6%
40 73% 73% 73% 90.2% 88.6% 91.9%
39 73.6% 73.6% 73.6% 90.6% 89.1% 92.2%
38 74.2% 74.2% 74.3% 91% 89.5% 92.5%
37 74.8% 74.7% 74.9% 91.4% 90% 92.8%
36 75.4% 75.3% 75.5% 91.7% 90.4% 93.1%
35 76% 75.8% 76.1% 92% 90.7% 93.4%
34 76.5% 76.4% 76.6% 92.3% 91.1% 93.6%
33 77.1% 76.9% 77.2% 92.6% 91.4% 93.8%
32 77.6% 77.5% 77.8% 92.9% 91.7% 94%
31 78.1% 78% 78.3% 93.1% 92% 94.2%
30 78.7% 78.5% 78.9% 93.4% 92.3% 94.4%
29 79.2% 79% 79.4% 93.6% 92.6% 94.6%
28 79.7% 79.5% 79.9% 93.8% 92.9% 94.8%
27 80.2% 80% 80.4% 94% 93.1% 94.9%
26 80.7% 80.5% 80.9% 94.2% 93.4% 95.1%
25 81.2% 81.1% 81.4% 94.4% 93.6% 95.2%
24 81.7% 81.6% 81.8% 94.6% 93.8% 95.4%
23 82.2% 82.1% 82.3% 94.8% 94% 95.5%
22 82.7% 82.6% 82.7% 94.9% 94.3% 95.6%
21 83.1% 83.1% 83.1% 95.1% 94.5% 95.7%
20 83.6% 83.6% 83.6% 95.2% 94.6% 95.8%
19 84% 84% 84% 95.4% 94.8% 96%
18 84.4% 84.4% 84.4% 95.5% 95% 96%
17 84.8% 84.7% 84.8% 95.6% 95.1% 96.1%
16 85.1% 85.1% 85.2% 95.7% 95.2% 96.2%
15 85.4% 85.4% 85.5% 95.8% 95.3% 96.3%
14 85.7% 85.6% 85.8% 95.9% 95.4% 96.3%
13 86% 85.9% 86.1% 95.9% 95.5% 96.4%
12 86.3% 86.2% 86.4% 96% 95.5% 96.4%
11 86.6% 86.4% 86.8% 96% 95.6% 96.5%
10 87% 86.8% 87.2% 96.1% 95.7% 96.5%
9 87.4% 87.1% 87.7% 96.2% 95.7% 96.6%
8 87.9% 87.6% 88.3% 96.2% 95.8% 96.6%
7 88.5% 88.1% 89% 96.3% 95.9% 96.7%
6 89.2% 88.6% 89.7% 96.4% 96% 96.8%
5 89.9% 89.3% 90.6% 96.5% 96.1% 96.9%
4 90.7% 90% 91.4% 96.6% 96.2% 97%
3 91.6% 90.9% 92.3% 96.8% 96.4% 97.1%
2 92.4% 91.8% 93.1% 97% 96.7% 97.4%
1 93.3% 92.8% 93.9% 97.4% 97.1% 97.7%

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. 56% of newborns in Nigeria and 74.4% in Uganda are expected to live past 60, 39.6% and 56.9% past 70, 17.1% and 35.4% past 80, and only 2.24% and 13% 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

Nigeria
Male

Female
Uganda
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Nigeria Uganda
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 44.7% 47.8% 43.4% 28% 33.9% 27.1%
99 43% 46% 41.7% 26.8% 32.4% 25.8%
98 41.3% 44.2% 39.9% 25.1% 30.7% 24.1%
97 39.6% 42.4% 38.2% 23.8% 29.3% 22.7%
96 37.9% 40.5% 36.5% 22.5% 27.8% 21.3%
95 36.3% 38.7% 34.9% 21.1% 26.3% 19.8%
94 34.6% 36.9% 33.2% 19.6% 24.6% 18.3%
93 32.9% 34.9% 31.6% 18.2% 23% 16.9%
92 31.1% 32.9% 29.8% 17% 21.6% 15.6%
91 29.2% 30.8% 28% 15.6% 20% 14.2%
90 27.2% 28.6% 26.1% 14.8% 18.9% 13.3%
89 25.2% 26.4% 24.2% 13.5% 17.4% 12%
88 23.3% 24.3% 22.4% 12.5% 16.2% 11.1%
87 21.5% 22.4% 20.8% 11.6% 15% 10.1%
86 19.9% 20.7% 19.3% 10.7% 13.9% 9.18%
85 18.5% 19.1% 18% 9.79% 12.7% 8.34%
84 17.2% 17.7% 16.8% 9% 11.8% 7.56%
83 16% 16.3% 15.7% 8.15% 10.7% 6.77%
82 14.8% 15.1% 14.5% 7.42% 9.75% 6.08%
81 13.7% 13.9% 13.4% 6.6% 8.71% 5.35%
80 12.5% 12.8% 12.3% 6.15% 8.11% 4.93%
79 11.5% 11.7% 11.3% 5.81% 7.53% 4.71%
78 10.5% 10.7% 10.3% 5.56% 7.09% 4.54%
77 9.65% 9.86% 9.47% 5.23% 6.58% 4.31%
76 8.86% 9.06% 8.69% 4.97% 6.19% 4.14%
75 8.15% 8.33% 8% 4.71% 5.82% 3.97%
74 7.5% 7.66% 7.37% 4.46% 5.46% 3.78%
73 6.9% 7.03% 6.78% 4.22% 5.12% 3.59%
72 6.33% 6.45% 6.23% 4.01% 4.83% 3.43%
71 5.8% 5.9% 5.71% 3.74% 4.49% 3.2%
70 5.3% 5.39% 5.22% 3.61% 4.3% 3.11%
69 4.84% 4.93% 4.76% 3.37% 4.02% 2.89%
68 4.43% 4.52% 4.34% 3.22% 3.82% 2.76%
67 4.06% 4.16% 3.97% 3.05% 3.62% 2.62%
66 3.73% 3.84% 3.63% 2.91% 3.44% 2.49%
65 3.44% 3.56% 3.33% 2.8% 3.3% 2.4%
64 3.18% 3.3% 3.06% 2.57% 3.05% 2.19%
63 2.93% 3.05% 2.81% 2.38% 2.83% 2.01%
62 2.7% 2.82% 2.58% 2.2% 2.62% 1.85%
61 2.49% 2.6% 2.37% 2.01% 2.41% 1.67%
60 2.29% 2.4% 2.18% 1.88% 2.25% 1.56%
59 2.12% 2.22% 2.01% 1.72% 2.06% 1.42%
58 1.97% 2.07% 1.87% 1.6% 1.91% 1.31%
57 1.84% 1.94% 1.74% 1.48% 1.78% 1.21%
56 1.73% 1.83% 1.63% 1.38% 1.66% 1.13%
55 1.64% 1.74% 1.54% 1.29% 1.55% 1.05%
54 1.56% 1.66% 1.45% 1.21% 1.45% 0.98%
53 1.48% 1.58% 1.37% 1.13% 1.36% 0.92%
52 1.4% 1.5% 1.3% 1.06% 1.28% 0.86%
51 1.32% 1.41% 1.23% 0.98% 1.18% 0.79%
50 1.24% 1.33% 1.16% 0.93% 1.12% 0.75%
49 1.17% 1.25% 1.1% 0.86% 1.03% 0.69%
48 1.11% 1.17% 1.05% 0.8% 0.96% 0.64%
47 1.07% 1.11% 1.02% 0.74% 0.89% 0.59%
46 1.03% 1.07% 0.99% 0.69% 0.83% 0.55%
45 1% 1.03% 0.97% 0.65% 0.78% 0.52%
44 0.98% 0.99% 0.96% 0.6% 0.73% 0.49%
43 0.95% 0.96% 0.95% 0.57% 0.68% 0.46%
42 0.93% 0.93% 0.93% 0.54% 0.64% 0.43%
41 0.9% 0.89% 0.92% 0.5% 0.6% 0.4%
40 0.88% 0.85% 0.9% 0.47% 0.57% 0.38%
39 0.85% 0.82% 0.87% 0.44% 0.53% 0.35%
38 0.82% 0.79% 0.85% 0.42% 0.5% 0.33%
37 0.79% 0.76% 0.82% 0.39% 0.47% 0.31%
36 0.77% 0.74% 0.8% 0.37% 0.44% 0.29%
35 0.75% 0.72% 0.77% 0.34% 0.42% 0.27%
34 0.73% 0.71% 0.75% 0.32% 0.39% 0.26%
33 0.71% 0.7% 0.73% 0.3% 0.37% 0.24%
32 0.7% 0.68% 0.72% 0.29% 0.35% 0.23%
31 0.69% 0.67% 0.7% 0.27% 0.33% 0.21%
30 0.67% 0.66% 0.69% 0.26% 0.31% 0.2%
29 0.66% 0.65% 0.67% 0.24% 0.3% 0.19%
28 0.64% 0.64% 0.65% 0.23% 0.28% 0.18%
27 0.63% 0.64% 0.63% 0.22% 0.27% 0.17%
26 0.62% 0.64% 0.6% 0.21% 0.26% 0.16%
25 0.61% 0.64% 0.58% 0.2% 0.25% 0.15%
24 0.6% 0.64% 0.56% 0.19% 0.24% 0.14%
23 0.59% 0.63% 0.54% 0.18% 0.23% 0.14%
22 0.58% 0.62% 0.53% 0.17% 0.22% 0.13%
21 0.56% 0.59% 0.53% 0.17% 0.21% 0.12%
20 0.54% 0.56% 0.52% 0.16% 0.2% 0.12%
19 0.51% 0.51% 0.51% 0.14% 0.18% 0.11%
18 0.48% 0.47% 0.49% 0.13% 0.16% 0.1%
17 0.44% 0.42% 0.46% 0.12% 0.14% 0.09%
16 0.4% 0.38% 0.42% 0.1% 0.12% 0.08%
15 0.36% 0.34% 0.39% 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
14 0.34% 0.32% 0.36% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
13 0.33% 0.31% 0.35% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
12 0.34% 0.31% 0.37% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
11 0.37% 0.33% 0.4% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
10 0.42% 0.37% 0.47% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
9 0.49% 0.42% 0.56% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
8 0.58% 0.49% 0.67% 0.07% 0.07% 0.06%
7 0.67% 0.57% 0.78% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
6 0.76% 0.65% 0.87% 0.08% 0.09% 0.07%
5 0.83% 0.74% 0.92% 0.1% 0.11% 0.09%
4 0.88% 0.82% 0.93% 0.13% 0.14% 0.12%
3 0.91% 0.9% 0.91% 0.17% 0.19% 0.16%
2 0.93% 0.99% 0.88% 0.25% 0.27% 0.23%
1 0.96% 1.08% 0.84% 0.4% 0.42% 0.38%
0 6.69% 7.24% 6.13% 2.61% 2.94% 2.27%

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

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

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

The annual chance of dying is 6.69% in the birth year in Nigeria and 2.61% in Uganda, 0.67% vs 0.26% at age 30, 2.29% vs 1.88% at 60, and 12.5% vs 6.15% at 80.

Death rate by age in Nigeria vs Uganda

Nigeria
Male

Female
Uganda
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Nigeria Uganda
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 0 0 0 305 68.7 517
99 21.1 14.6 27.2 474 186.1 733
98 34.5 25.2 43.4 595 254.8 901
97 54.8 41.8 67.1 741 343 1,099
96 84.6 67.4 101 902 451 1,309
95 127 105 148.2 1,074 578 1,523
94 185.4 158.4 211.6 1,239 717 1,714
93 262.7 230.7 293.7 1,411 872 1,905
92 360 324 395 1,584 1,042 2,086
91 477 438 515 1,726 1,204 2,214
90 610 569 649 1,914 1,405 2,396
89 755 715 794 2,023 1,571 2,458
88 910 871 948 2,150 1,748 2,541
87 1,072 1,034 1,109 2,238 1,902 2,573
86 1,240 1,202 1,277 2,313 2,046 2,585
85 1,413 1,373 1,452 2,352 2,148 2,563
84 1,586 1,542 1,629 2,378 2,254 2,512
83 1,753 1,705 1,800 2,344 2,284 2,412
82 1,906 1,855 1,956 2,304 2,311 2,307
81 2,036 1,984 2,087 2,196 2,261 2,143
80 2,140 2,091 2,187 2,178 2,291 2,079
79 2,216 2,172 2,258 2,188 2,303 2,084
78 2,268 2,232 2,304 2,213 2,332 2,103
77 2,300 2,271 2,331 2,196 2,316 2,086
76 2,318 2,294 2,344 2,196 2,325 2,091
75 2,321 2,301 2,344 2,187 2,320 2,091
74 2,310 2,291 2,331 2,166 2,300 2,066
73 2,282 2,263 2,303 2,140 2,275 2,038
72 2,236 2,218 2,256 2,119 2,255 2,014
71 2,174 2,157 2,192 2,053 2,193 1,945
70 2,098 2,084 2,113 2,055 2,194 1,945
69 2,014 2,006 2,024 1,987 2,137 1,865
68 1,928 1,926 1,931 1,958 2,111 1,833
67 1,842 1,849 1,837 1,917 2,076 1,783
66 1,759 1,775 1,745 1,880 2,044 1,740
65 1,679 1,704 1,656 1,861 2,029 1,715
64 1,600 1,633 1,569 1,758 1,936 1,601
63 1,521 1,560 1,483 1,663 1,845 1,498
62 1,440 1,483 1,398 1,573 1,757 1,404
61 1,360 1,405 1,316 1,466 1,651 1,293
60 1,283 1,328 1,237 1,401 1,582 1,229
59 1,211 1,256 1,165 1,300 1,478 1,129
58 1,147 1,194 1,100 1,228 1,400 1,061
57 1,093 1,141 1,044 1,154 1,322 990
56 1,047 1,098 995 1,094 1,256 935
55 1,008 1,062 952 1,036 1,194 879
54 972 1,030 913 982 1,135 830
53 936 996 876 929 1,076 781
52 899 958 839 882 1,023 741
51 860 917 803 823 959 686
50 821 873 768 785 916 655
49 784 830 737 730 854 606
48 753 792 712 686 803 568
47 727 760 694 641 753 529
46 709 735 682 602 709 496
45 696 715 676 570 671 469
44 686 698 674 534 629 439
43 677 682 672 504 594 414
42 667 664 669 478 563 393
41 654 645 663 447 528 366
40 639 624 654 427 505 349
39 622 603 642 400 473 326
38 606 584 628 378 448 308
37 591 569 614 355 422 287.9
36 578 557 600 335 399 272
35 568 548 588 317 378 256.3
34 559 541 577 297.7 356 239.4
33 551 535 567 281 336 225.4
32 543 529 558 266.2 319 212.9
31 536 523 550 250.3 301 198.8
30 529 516 541 240.6 289.9 191.1
29 521 511 531 228 275.4 180.2
28 514 509 519 217.4 264 170.5
27 507 510 504 207.7 253.3 161.7
26 501 513 487 198.4 243.6 152.9
25 495 518 471 190.1 235.4 144.5
24 490 522 457 182.3 226.9 137.3
23 484 520 447 174.3 218.5 129.9
22 477 512 441 166 209 122.8
21 466 494 438 156.9 197.6 115.9
20 451 466 435 147.9 185.1 110.5
19 429 431 427 137.2 170.9 103.1
18 402 393 412 125.5 155.3 95.4
17 371 354 389 110.2 133.6 86.5
16 340 320 360 95.8 113.5 77.8
15 312 291.9 332 82.4 95.8 68.9
14 292.2 272.9 312 71.4 82.2 60.4
13 284.9 264.9 306 63.6 72.5 54.5
12 292.3 269.1 316 58.8 67.1 50.3
11 317 287 349 56.6 64.6 48.5
10 361 319 406 56.7 64.1 49
9 425 366 487 58.9 66.4 51.2
8 506 427 588 63.7 71.7 55.6
7 593 498 691 71.3 79.6 62.7
6 676 577 779 80.9 89.4 72.1
5 744 658 834 95.8 104.4 86.9
4 795 740 852 124.2 135.1 113.1
3 832 822 842 169.3 183.4 154.7
2 862 907 815 243.5 261.2 225.2
1 895 1,000 785 390 412 368
0 6,691 7,237 6,132 2,606 2,937 2,268

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/nigeria/uganda | 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 Nigeria, the most common age of death is 0, compared to 0 in Uganda. The median age of death is 64.3 in Nigeria and 73.3 in Uganda, 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 Nigeria and Uganda more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

1x

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

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