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| Life Expectancy in Nigeria Sees Rise in 2022 - NBS Report |
The report provides an analysis of the condition of women and men throughout Nigeria from 2020 to 2022, utilizing statistics gathered from Federal and state agencies.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), life expectancy for both genders in Nigeria has shown a rising trend from 2020 through 2022.
The NBS Statistical Report on Women and Men in Nigeria 2022, unveiled in Abuja on Wednesday, supports this data.
The report provides an analysis of the condition of women and men throughout Nigeria from 2020 to 2022, utilizing statistics gathered from Federal and state agencies.
It encompasses six principal economic policy areas: Population, Health, Education, Employment, Governance Power and Decision-Making, and Violence Against Women and Crime.
The document reveals that female life expectancy was 56.6 years in 2020, which increased to 56.9 years in 2021 and further to 57.2 years in 2022.
For males, life expectancy was 54.6 years in 2020, rose to 54.8 years in 2021, and reached 55.1 years in 2022.
The 2021 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS)/National Immunisation Coverage Survey (NICS) indicated that Nigeria had 75 adolescent live births per 1,000 women.
The under-five mortality rate was reported at 102 per 1,000 live births, with an adolescent fertility rate of 75 live births per 1,000 women and a crude birth rate of 31.7 live births per 1,000 women.
Additionally, Nigeria's neonatal mortality rate was 34 per 1,000 live births, and the infant mortality rate was 63 per 1,000 live births.
The 2021 MICS/NICS also revealed that 69.60 percent of pregnant women received antenatal care from skilled health personnel at least once.
In 2022, 74.01 percent of women aged 15 to 49 were knowledgeable about HIV, compared to 70.70 percent of men.
Access to anti-retroviral treatment among women was 66.46 percent in 2020, but it decreased to 64.99 percent in 2021 and 64.00 percent in 2022.
The report highlighted a higher number of male medical doctors than female doctors in Nigeria.
Female doctors represented 36.03 percent in 2020, increased to 37.16 percent in 2021, but decreased to 35.42 percent in 2022.
Female dentists in Nigeria remained below 50 percent throughout the period reviewed.
Since Nigeria's independence, no female has been appointed as Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
More male judges were present in the Federal Courts in 2020, 2021, and 2022, with numbers at 168, 184, and 191, respectively, versus female judges at 79, 92, and 92.
Employment rates in Q4 of 2022 showed 67.31 percent of women and 77.35 percent of men were employed.
Female underemployment in Q4 2022 was 16.70 percent, while male underemployment was 11.00 percent.
Unemployment rates for women stood at 6.60 percent and 4.00 percent for men in Q4 2022.
Data from the National Directorate of Employment showed that 59.81 percent of women participated in the Enterprise Development Programme in 2020, which dropped to 11.14 percent in 2021 but rose again to 55.00 percent in 2022.
Women were the primary beneficiaries of the National Open Apprenticeship Scheme (NOAS) in 2020, 2021, and 2022, with percentages at 54.94, 57.86, and 61.93, respectively. (NAN)
