Sub-Saharan Africa · population about 228 million
If you were born in Nigeria
Right now, about 5.72% of the babies born on Earth are born in Nigeria: 1 in 17, 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 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 511.7%116.8 in 1,000United States 0.7% · highest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 17.0%70.1 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 2nd highest of 141 countries
Mothers who die giving birth1,047 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 3rd highest of 141 countries
Children per woman4.48total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 15th highest of 141 countries
Expected years of schooling10.5 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 27th lowest of 141 countries
College and university enrollment12%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 38th lowest of 141 countries
Income per person (PPP)$7,843GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 52nd lowest of 141 countries
Income inequality0.34Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 52nd lowest of 141 countries
People living in cities62%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 66th lowest of 141 countries
People working in farming35%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 46th highest of 141 countries
People using the internet40%United States 94% · 35th lowest of 141 countries
Women married before 1830%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 31st highest of 141 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket76%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 4th highest of 141 countries
HIV1.37%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 27th highest of 141 countries
Homicide15.7 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 13th highest of 141 countries
Road traffic deaths20 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 39th highest of 141 countries
People who smokemen 7% · women 1%
Life satisfaction4.88 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 49th lowest of 134 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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