… Experts share reasons, solutions
Despite years of health sector reforms, Nigeria’s life expectancy remains alarmingly low, trailing behind its peers like Tunisia and Algeria and raising concerns among experts who point to deep-rooted poverty, a broken emergency care system, and weak universal health coverage as key drivers of the crisis.
Reports, this year, by the United Nations show that Nigeria’s average life expectancy as of 2024 is 54.6 years—far below the global average of 73.7 years, Africa’s average of 64.2 years, and the lowest worldwide. By comparison, Monaco tops the chart at 86.5 years, while other African countries like Tunisia (76.5) and Algeria (76.2) outperform Nigeria by more than 21 years.