Table 1

Country profile of Nigeria

Life expectancy at birth (2016)55.7 (women); 54.7 (men)
Under-five mortality rate per 1000 live births (2016)104.3 (77.4–139.5)
Maternal mortality ratio per 100 000 live births (2015)814 (596–1180]
Density of physicians per 1000 population (2009)0.376
Density of nurses and midwives per 1000 population (2008)1.489
Total expenditure on health as percentage of gross domestic product (2014)3.7
General government expenditure on health as percentage of total government expenditure (2014)8.2
Private expenditure on health as percentage of total expenditure on health (2014)74.9
Poverty head count ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population) (2011)54.4