Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita was 0.0014 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Nigeria, 1969–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Nigeria stood at 0.0014 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0086 units per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 units per person, in 2024.
Nigeria ranks 3rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.0086 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0.0081 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0054 units per person | -34.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0053 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0052 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0051 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.005 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0049 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0048 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0047 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0043 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0043 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.004 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0039 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0038 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0036 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0034 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0033 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0031 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.003 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0024 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.002 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.002 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0016 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0014 units per person | -3.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0014 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 12.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0014 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 units per person, 3.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -34.2% | 0.0081 units per person | 0.0054 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0086 units per person | 0.0086 units per person | 0.0086 units per person | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 Niger 0.0017 units per person compare
- 2 Chad 0.0016 units per person compare
- 4 Somalia 0.0014 units per person compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0013 units per person compare
- 6 Central African Republic 0.0012 units per person compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Nigeria?
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Nigeria was 0.0014 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0086 units per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 units per person in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Child deaths UNICEF
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.