Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- The United Nations' (UN) latest global health report for 2025 has ranked Nigeria as the country with the lowest life expectancy globally.

The report places Nigeria's average life expectancy at 54.9 years, marking it the lowest in the world.

The figure falls significantly below Africa's continental average and less than three-quarters of the global benchmark of 73.7 years.

According to the data, Nigerian men live an average of 54.3 years, while women reach about 54.9 years.

For comparison, Chad and the Central African Republic barely fare better, with life expectancies of 55.2 and 57.7 years, respectively.

Life expectancy is the average number of years a person is expected to live based on current mortality patterns...