Child mortality rate in Nigeria
Nigeria: Child mortality rate was 10.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Nigeria, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 10.4% for child mortality rate in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Nigeria peaked at 29.7% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2019.
Nigeria ranks 6th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.8% | 27.9% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 26.7% | 26.2% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.5% | 21.6% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.6% | 20.2% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 18.4% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 14.7% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 10.4% | 14.3% | 10 |
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More health data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 726 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 726 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2.03 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2.06 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Nigeria?
- Child mortality rate in Nigeria was 10.4% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2019.
- How does Nigeria rank for child mortality rate?
- Nigeria ranks 6th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death before the age of five