Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Nigeria

Nigeria: Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 was 10.42 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
10.42
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
2nd
of 229 countries
All-time high
34.08
in 1950
All-time low
10.42
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Nigeria, 1950–2023

101520253035195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 10.42 for child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Nigeria peaked at 34.08 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 10.42, in 2023.

Nigeria ranks 2nd of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Nigeria, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 34.08
1951 33.82 -0.8%
1952 33.57 -0.8%
1953 33.32 -0.8%
1954 33.07 -0.8%
1955 32.89 -0.5%
1956 32.66 -0.7%
1957 32.43 -0.7%
1958 32.16 -0.8%
1959 31.91 -0.8%
1960 31.65 -0.8%
1961 31.36 -0.9%
1962 31.08 -0.9%
1963 30.81 -0.9%
1964 30.54 -0.9%
1965 30.3 -0.8%
1966 30.02 -0.9%
1967 30.04 +0.1%
1968 29.08 -3.2%
1969 28.67 -1.4%
1970 28.15 -1.8%
1971 27.62 -1.9%
1972 26.93 -2.5%
1973 26.33 -2.2%
1974 25.64 -2.6%
1975 25.01 -2.5%
1976 23.72 -5.1%
1977 23.06 -2.8%
1978 22.45 -2.6%
1979 21.94 -2.3%
1980 21.57 -1.7%
1981 21.23 -1.6%
1982 21.03 -1.0%
1983 20.88 -0.7%
1984 20.84 -0.2%
1985 20.85 +0.0%
1986 20.87 +0.1%
1987 20.92 +0.2%
1988 20.96 +0.2%
1989 20.97 +0.0%
1990 20.94 -0.2%
1991 20.92 -0.1%
1992 20.83 -0.4%
1993 20.7 -0.6%
1994 20.51 -0.9%
1995 20.23 -1.3%
1996 19.95 -1.4%
1997 19.59 -1.8%
1998 19.17 -2.1%
1999 18.73 -2.3%
2000 18.19 -2.9%
2001 17.65 -3.0%
2002 17.1 -3.1%
2003 16.54 -3.2%
2004 16.05 -3.0%
2005 15.54 -3.2%
2006 15.06 -3.1%
2007 14.62 -2.9%
2008 14.24 -2.6%
2009 13.91 -2.3%
2010 13.62 -2.0%
2011 13.37 -1.8%
2012 13.16 -1.6%
2013 12.96 -1.5%
2014 12.8 -1.2%
2015 12.62 -1.4%
2016 12.41 -1.7%
2017 12.2 -1.7%
2018 11.95 -2.0%
2019 11.67 -2.4%
2020 11.37 -2.5%
2021 11.07 -2.7%
2022 10.73 -3.0%
2023 10.42 -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 32.99 31.91 34.08 10
1960s 30.36 28.67 31.65 10
1970s 25.08 21.94 28.15 10
1980s 21.01 20.84 21.57 10
1990s 20.16 18.73 20.94 10
2000s 15.89 13.91 18.19 10
2010s 12.68 11.67 13.62 10
2020s 10.9 10.42 11.37 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 1 Niger 11.6 compare
  2. 1 Niue 2.41 compare
  3. 2 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 1.41 compare
  4. 3 Mayotte 1.13 compare
  5. 3 Somalia 10.32 compare
  6. 4 Chad 9.97 compare
  7. 4 Cook Islands 0.6696 compare
  8. 5 Montserrat 0.6406 compare
  9. 5 South Sudan 9.91 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Nigeria?
Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Nigeria was 10.42 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 34.08 in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 10.42 in 2023.
How does Nigeria rank for child mortality rate including un projections through 2100?
Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. 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 rate including un projections through 2100. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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