The United Nationsโ€™ (UN) latest global health report for 2025 has ranked Nigeria as the country with the lowest life expectancy globally.

The report places Nigeriaโ€™s average life expectancy at 54.9 years, marking it the lowest in the world.

The figure falls significantly below Africaโ€™s continental average and less than three-quarters of the global benchmark of 73.7 years.

According to the data, Nigerian men live an average of 54.3 years, while women reach about

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