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Table 1 Selected Health Indicators

From: Socio-economic determinants of life expectancy in Nigeria (1980 – 2011)

Country

LEXP

INFM

GDP/C

UNEM

Nigeria

48.95

84.79

1,556.54

7.6

Ghana

58.72

52.61

2,121.54

4.12

Kenya

52.37

59.09

1,370.76

9.43

USA

77.79

6.44

41,723.08

6.83

China

72.83

22.6

5,925

4.23

India

65.65

50.60

2,970

3.90

Japan

81.64

3.15

30,658.33

4.51

  1. Source: Author’s computation from Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 2011 and International Monetary Fund 2011.
  2. LEXP represent Life Expectancy. INFM represent Infant mortality rate. GDP/C represents Gross Domestic Product per capita Price Purchasing Parity. UNEMP represents Unemployment.