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GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being in Nigeria

Nigeria: GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being was 0.72 5 year moving average in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
0.72 5 year moving average
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
144th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.8 5 year moving average
in 2021
All-time low
0.5 5 year moving average
in 2005
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being in Nigeria, 2004–2023

00.20.40.60.82004201320232004: 0.556 5 year moving average2005: 0.5 5 year moving average2006: 0.5 5 year moving average2007: 0.562 5 year moving average2008: 0.688 5 year moving average2009: 0.688 5 year moving average2010: 0.667 5 year moving average2011: 0.667 5 year moving average2012: 0.667 5 year moving average2013: 0.667 5 year moving average2014: 0.667 5 year moving average2015: 0.684 5 year moving average2016: 0.714 5 year moving average2017: 0.714 5 year moving average2018: 0.714 5 year moving average2019: 0.714 5 year moving average2020: 0.762 5 year moving average2021: 0.8 5 year moving average2022: 0.72 5 year moving average2023: 0.72 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

The most recent figure for goal 3: good health and well-being in Nigeria is 0.72 5 year moving average, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 3: good health and well-being in Nigeria peaked at 0.8 5 year moving average in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5 5 year moving average, in 2005.

That places Nigeria 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5823 5 year moving average 0.5 5 year moving average 0.688 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.6875 5 year moving average 0.667 5 year moving average 0.714 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.7505 5 year moving average 0.72 5 year moving average 0.8 5 year moving average 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 144 Bahamas 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  2. 144 Bahrain 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  3. 144 Cameroon 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  4. 144 Central African Republic 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  5. 144 Gabon 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  6. 144 Guinea-Bissau 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  7. 144 Kiribati 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  8. 144 Lebanon 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  9. 144 Lesotho 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  10. 144 Namibia 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  11. 144 Pakistan 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  12. 144 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  13. 144 Syria 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  14. 144 Venezuela 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  15. 144 Yemen 0.72 5 year moving average compare
  16. 144 Zambia 0.72 5 year moving average compare

See the full ranking of 215 places β†’

More reference data data for Nigeria

All data for Nigeria β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is goal 3: good health and well-being in Nigeria?
Goal 3: good health and well-being in Nigeria was 0.72 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 3: good health and well-being recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 0.8 5 year moving average in 2021.
What is the lowest goal 3: good health and well-being recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2005.
How does Nigeria rank for goal 3: good health and well-being?
Nigeria ranks 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 3: good health and well-being rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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SDG Goal 3 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database