Child mortality line chart by sex in Nigeria
Nigeria: Child mortality line chart by sex was 10.95 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality line chart by sex in Nigeria, 1964–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality line chart by sex in Nigeria is 10.95, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality line chart by sex in Nigeria peaked at 39.61 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 10.95, in 2024.
Nigeria ranks 1st of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Child mortality line chart by sex in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 31.46 | — |
| 1965 | 30.79 | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 30.11 | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 29.45 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 39.61 | +34.5% |
| 1969 | 38.67 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 37.69 | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 26.58 | -29.5% |
| 1972 | 25.76 | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 24.95 | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 24.15 | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 23.35 | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 22.59 | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 21.89 | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 21.3 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 20.77 | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 20.35 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 20.05 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 19.86 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 19.76 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 19.74 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 19.77 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 19.82 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 19.85 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 19.86 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 19.84 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 19.77 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 19.7 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 19.63 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 19.55 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 19.42 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 19.22 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 18.94 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 18.55 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 18.05 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 17.51 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 16.9 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 16.24 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 15.6 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 14.95 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 14.34 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 13.79 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 13.27 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 12.85 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 12.46 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 12.16 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 11.91 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 11.67 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 11.46 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 11.3 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 11.2 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 11.14 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 11.1 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 11.09 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 11.1 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 11.12 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 11.13 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 11.15 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 11.13 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 11.08 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 10.95 | -1.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 10.95 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.3, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 10.95 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.4, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality line chart by sex 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +34.5% | 29.45 | 39.61 |
| 1971 | -29.5% | 37.69 | 26.58 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.35 | 29.45 | 39.61 | 6 |
| 1970s | 24.9 | 20.77 | 37.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.89 | 19.74 | 20.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.03 | 17.51 | 19.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.26 | 12.16 | 16.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.31 | 11.09 | 11.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.09 | 10.95 | 11.15 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0729 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality line chart by sex in Nigeria?
- Child mortality line chart by sex in Nigeria was 10.95 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality line chart by sex recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 39.61 in 1968.
- What is the lowest child mortality line chart by sex recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.95 in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for child mortality line chart by sex?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality line chart by sex rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality line chart by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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