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Niger – Life Expectancy

Name: Niger Life Expectancy
Creator: World Bank
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Average number of years a newborn is expected to live if current mortality rates continue throughout their lifetime. · World Bank

61.2 +0.8 from 2022 G20 rank: 206th · all-time high: 61.2 (2023)

Niger's life expectancy was 61.2 in 2023, an increase of +0.8 from 60.4 in 2022. This ranked 206th in the G20.

APA

Niger Life Expectancy. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 11, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/niger/life-expectancy

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_niger_life-expectancy,
  title = {Niger Life Expectancy},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/niger/life-expectancy},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Niger Life Expectancy – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	61.6	–	–
2025* trend	61.3	–	–
2023	61.2	+0.8	206th
2022	60.4	+0.9	209th
2021	59.5	−0.3	207th
2020	59.9	−0.1	206th
2019	60.0	+0.3	205th
2018	59.8	+0.2	205th
2017	59.5	+0.3	204th
2016	59.2	+0.4	203rd
2015	58.9	+0.2	202nd
2014	58.7	+0.3	201st
2013	58.4	+0.4	200th
2012	58.0	+0.4	200th
2011	57.6	+0.5	200th
2010	57.1	+0.6	197th
2009	56.5	+0.6	196th
2008	55.9	+0.8	196th
2007	55.1	+0.8	196th
2006	54.2	+0.9	198th
2005	53.3	+0.9	199th
2004	52.4	+0.9	201st
2003	51.5	+0.9	202nd
2002	50.6	+0.8	204th
2001	49.9	+0.7	203rd
2000	49.2	+0.7	203rd
1999	48.5	+0.7	203rd
1998	47.8	+0.7	205th
1997	47.1	+0.8	208th
1996	46.3	+0.8	208th
1995	45.5	+0.9	210th
1994	44.6	+0.7	210th
1993	43.8	+0.8	209th
1992	43.1	+0.8	213th
1991	42.3	+0.6	214th
1990	41.7	+0.5	214th
1989	41.2	+0.4	214th
1988	40.8	+0.3	213th
1987	40.5	+0.2	212th
1986	40.3	+0.1	211th
1985	40.1	+0.1	210th
1984	40.0	+0.0	210th
1983	40.0	+0.1	211th
1982	39.8	+0.2	212th
1981	39.6	+0.3	212th
1980	39.3	+0.5	212th
1979	38.9	+0.6	212th
1978	38.3	+0.6	212th
1977	37.7	+0.6	212th
1976	37.1	+0.5	210th
1975	36.6	+0.4	212th
1974	36.2	+0.3	214th
1973	35.9	+0.1	214th
1972	35.8	+0.5	212th
1971	35.3	−0.6	212th
1970	35.9	−0.1	212th
1969	36.0	−0.1	212th
1968	36.1	−0.1	212th
1967	36.2	−0.1	210th
1966	36.3	−0.1	208th
1965	36.4	−0.1	206th
1964	36.5	+0.0	206th
1963	36.4	+0.1	205th
1962	36.3	+0.0	207th
1961	36.3	+0.1	206th
1960	36.2	–	202nd

Show all years (1960–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Fiscal Dominance Trap

Government debt exceeding 80% of GDP with real interest rates negative and inflation above 10%. Monetary policy effectiveness impaired by fiscal pressures.

Inflation 11.3% Real rate -4.7%

This pattern occurred 329 times in G20 history, 239 successful

Angola 2024

Inflation

28.2%

Real rate

-4.2%

Argentina 2024

Inflation

219.9%

Real rate

-47.4%

Egypt, Arab Republic of 2024

Inflation

28.3%

Real rate

-7.0%

South Sudan 2024

Inflation

91.4%

Real rate

-26.9%

Angola 2023

Inflation

13.6%

Real rate

-0.9%

Argentina 2023

Inflation

133.5%

Real rate

-17.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Niger matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2008. Historically, 73% of countries showing this pattern (239 out of 329) saw life expectancy improve within 24 months. View full analysis →