62.4 years (life expectancy at birth, males) Life Expectancy (Years) Life Expectancy in Niger from 1955 to Present Males, Females, and Both Sexes combined Males Females Both Sexes 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 0 20 40 60 80 Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in Niger In addition to that, many people in Nigeria do not seek professional medical attention .Most people lay claim to different superstitious believes and traditional healers for medical attention which further worsen their predicament. Estimates suggest that in a pre-modern, poor world, life expectancy was around 30 years in all regions of the world. Countries that not long ago were suffering from bad health are catching up rapidly. The life expectancy for Niger in 2018 was 61.80 years, a 0.86% increase from 2017. Question. According to the latest WHO data published in 2018 life expectancy in Niger is: Male 59.0, female 60.8 and total life expectancy is 59.8 which gives Niger a World Life Expectancy ranking of 170. TRUE. 170. The chances of Nigerian woman's death during pregnancy or childbirth is 1 in 13.