Daily chart answer for Saturday, October 17, 2026
How did life expectancy at birth in Nigeria change from 1994 to 2023 (years)? Population · 30 observations · World Bank (World Development Indicators).
Solid line = the part players could see · dashed violet = the daily chart’s hidden stretch, revealed here.
What happened
After the visible part ended on 2005, it moved up 9.9% to finish at 54.46 years. Players saw the first 12 of 30 observations before drawing. From 45.75 years to 54.46 years, the full span nets out up 19.0%. The period high of 54.46 years came in 2023; the low of 45.75 years, in 1994. The biggest one-step move was a 1.2% upward in 2022. Data: World Bank (World Development Indicators).
The hidden values
After the cutoff (2005), the series printed:
| Date | Actual value |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 49.88 |
| 2007 | 50.38 |
| 2008 | 50.75 |
| 2009 | 51.08 |
| 2010 | 51.32 |
| 2011 | 51.49 |
| 2012 | 51.69 |
| 2013 | 51.83 |
| 2014 | 51.94 |
| 2015 | 51.94 |
| 2016 | 52.19 |
| 2017 | 52.4 |
| 2018 | 52.67 |
| 2019 | 53.01 |
| 2020 | 53.07 |
| 2021 | 53.46 |
| 2022 | 54.08 |
| 2023 | 54.46 |
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