2018 Average Life Expectancy For Nigerians Now 55 Years -WHO

The average Nigeria is now expected to live for only 55-years, a new global data released by the World Health Organization, has revealed. 
According to the latest World Health Organisation (WHO) data published for 2018 life expectancy in Nigeria, the 2018 average life expectancy for Nigerians is now 55 years, an improvement from the previous figure, 47, the global data shows.

800,000 people commit suicide annually – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 800,000 people commit suicide annually, the second leading cause of death among people between the ages of 15 and 29, in 2016.

WHO made this known on Monday in a statement to commemorate the World Suicide Prevention Day.