Sub-Saharan Africa · population about 228 million
If you were born in Nigeria
Right now, about 5.69% of the babies born on Earth are born in Nigeria: 1 in 18, about 7.5 million a year, or about 14.3 a minute.
The chance that a baby born in Nigeria dies before turning five is 11.7%, about 18 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 55.2 years for women and 53.8 years for men.
Life in Nigeria, in numbers
Life expectancy54.5 yearswomen 55.2 · men 53.8United States 79.3 years · lowest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 511.7%116.8 in 1,000United States 0.7% · highest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 17.0%70.1 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 2nd highest of 172 countries
Mothers who die giving birth1,047 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 3rd highest of 172 countries
Children per woman4.48total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 15th highest of 172 countries
Expected years of schooling10.5 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 29th lowest of 172 countries
College and university enrollment12%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 44th lowest of 172 countries
Income per person (PPP)$7,843GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 56th lowest of 172 countries
Income inequality0.34Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 71st lowest of 172 countries
People living in cities62%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 83rd lowest of 172 countries
People working in farming35%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 51st highest of 172 countries
People using the internet40%United States 94% · 38th lowest of 172 countries
Women married before 1830%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 33rd highest of 172 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket76%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 5th highest of 172 countries
HIV1.37%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 31st highest of 172 countries
Homicide15.7 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 15th highest of 172 countries
Road traffic deaths20 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 44th highest of 172 countries
People who smokemen 7% · women 1%
Life satisfaction4.88 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 51st lowest of 156 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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