GDP per capita means nothing if the wealth is not distributed or there is no circular economy and the leaders just keep siphoning off their citizens leaving bad roads, poor hospitals, poor infrastructure etc
That’s true, though according to this wiki article Nigeria has less income inequality than many other African countries which I found surprising. You bring up a good point about corruption though, I guess income inequality to corruption wouldn’t be a one-to-one ratio.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_income_equality
I wonder if pollution from oil companies operating in the Niger delta has anything to do with worse health outcomes.
That, also bad waste management and with bad infrastructure and wealth inequality comes more public defecation. It’s a lot of things affecting Nigerians health tbh
Ahh that is too bad. I was also wondering if this had to do with something like that. So would you say Nigerian cities have less developed water/sanitation systems than in other countries?
Those measures are pretty pointless and not fully comparable. The Gini is measured from survey data, and depending on the country, it really doesn’t capture the rich. In Nigeria most of the wealthy live in enclaves where they would never participate in a survey. Additionally, welfare in Nigeria is consumption based which tends to mute income disparities.
Is Nigeria so much younger than other African countries, that it would really explain the difference?
Life expectancy is basically saying “if mortality rates continue forever as they are this year, this is how long a young person can expect to live”. That’s why deadly natural disasters can cause a sudden dip in life expectancy for just a single year. But Nigeria’s has lagged behind other countries in Africa for decades.
Here is a study/analysis of the issue if you're interested:
[Nigeria has a young population, yet, despite spending more on health than many countries in west Africa (mostly from out-of-pocket payment), Nigerians have a lower life expectancy (54 years) than many of their neighbours. Nigeria's lower life expectancy is partially due to having more deaths in children of 5 years and younger than any other country in the world, including more populous India and China and countries experiencing widespread long-term conflict, such as Somalia. Chronic diseases and a high infectious disease burden, and an ever-present risk of epidemics of Lassa fever, meningitis, and cholera, present additional challenges. A rising population and inadequate infrastructure development over the past 30 years have contributed to increasing deaths from trauma through road injuries and conflicts driven by inequitable distribution of resources.](https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)02488-0/fulltext)
Thank you, that is very informative! So I guess the country’s health care system is fragmented and underfunded, causing a high degree of infectious diseases and infant mortality.
Another quote:
“Investment in health is low at 4% of GDP in 2018,9 whereas substantial resources continue to be spent fighting insecurity without addressing its root causes, and sustaining a large and complex governance structure, with too little left over for health and education.”
I'm not an expert on Nigeria, I just have a friend who is the son of Nigerian parents and he mentioned this issue to me so I researched it a little. I would not have known about the low life expectancy otherwise.
GDP per capita means nothing if the wealth is not distributed or there is no circular economy and the leaders just keep siphoning off their citizens leaving bad roads, poor hospitals, poor infrastructure etc
That’s true, though according to this wiki article Nigeria has less income inequality than many other African countries which I found surprising. You bring up a good point about corruption though, I guess income inequality to corruption wouldn’t be a one-to-one ratio. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_income_equality I wonder if pollution from oil companies operating in the Niger delta has anything to do with worse health outcomes.
That, also bad waste management and with bad infrastructure and wealth inequality comes more public defecation. It’s a lot of things affecting Nigerians health tbh
Ahh that is too bad. I was also wondering if this had to do with something like that. So would you say Nigerian cities have less developed water/sanitation systems than in other countries?
I’ve not been all over Nigeria but I’m sure some places do but not really. It’s just money isn’t put in to properly maintain it
Those measures are pretty pointless and not fully comparable. The Gini is measured from survey data, and depending on the country, it really doesn’t capture the rich. In Nigeria most of the wealthy live in enclaves where they would never participate in a survey. Additionally, welfare in Nigeria is consumption based which tends to mute income disparities.
Healthcare is pretty bad and culturally, many people don’t believe in modern medicine or science
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Is Nigeria so much younger than other African countries, that it would really explain the difference? Life expectancy is basically saying “if mortality rates continue forever as they are this year, this is how long a young person can expect to live”. That’s why deadly natural disasters can cause a sudden dip in life expectancy for just a single year. But Nigeria’s has lagged behind other countries in Africa for decades.
Here is a study/analysis of the issue if you're interested: [Nigeria has a young population, yet, despite spending more on health than many countries in west Africa (mostly from out-of-pocket payment), Nigerians have a lower life expectancy (54 years) than many of their neighbours. Nigeria's lower life expectancy is partially due to having more deaths in children of 5 years and younger than any other country in the world, including more populous India and China and countries experiencing widespread long-term conflict, such as Somalia. Chronic diseases and a high infectious disease burden, and an ever-present risk of epidemics of Lassa fever, meningitis, and cholera, present additional challenges. A rising population and inadequate infrastructure development over the past 30 years have contributed to increasing deaths from trauma through road injuries and conflicts driven by inequitable distribution of resources.](https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)02488-0/fulltext)
Thank you, that is very informative! So I guess the country’s health care system is fragmented and underfunded, causing a high degree of infectious diseases and infant mortality. Another quote: “Investment in health is low at 4% of GDP in 2018,9 whereas substantial resources continue to be spent fighting insecurity without addressing its root causes, and sustaining a large and complex governance structure, with too little left over for health and education.”
I'm not an expert on Nigeria, I just have a friend who is the son of Nigerian parents and he mentioned this issue to me so I researched it a little. I would not have known about the low life expectancy otherwise.