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Japan vs Nigeria: life expectancy

Japan's national average is 29.9 years higher than Nigeria's (84.6 vs 54.7).

A population-level average, not a personal prediction — averages, not fate.

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Japan
84.6
years combined
M 81.4 · F 87.8
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Nigeria
54.7
years combined
M 53.9 · F 55.4
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Does Japan or Nigeria have a higher life expectancy?

Japan's national average life expectancy is 84.6 years, about 29.9 years higher than Nigeria's 54.7. These are population averages, not predictions for any individual.

Figures are UN Population Division estimates (World Population Prospects, 2019 revision), rounded for readability — not a live feed, so recent years may differ.

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