Access to Health in Nigeria: Indicators, Investments and Insights Across 5 States – Policy Brief

Nigeria’s health system remains among the worst-performing globally. In 2019, the Legatum Institute ranked Nigeria 162 out of 167 countries in terms of health performance. Nigeria’s recent move to lower-middle-income country status is causing development partners to exit the health sector. One plausible reason for this stagnation is underperformance in the country’s primary health care (PHC).