Where does this Nigeria data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Nigeria

Name: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Nigeria
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Nigeria: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood was 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.5759 under-five deaths per woman

Change on year

down 2.4%

World rank

2nd

of 200 countries

All-time high

2.61 under-five deaths per woman

in 1968

All-time low

0.5759 under-five deaths per woman

in 2024

Years of data

1962–2024

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Nigeria, 1962–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.

Analysis

In 2024, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Nigeria stood at 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Nigeria peaked at 2.61 under-five deaths per woman in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.

That places Nigeria 2nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Nigeria, 1962 to 2024.
Year	under-five deaths per woman	Change
1962	1.99 under-five deaths per woman	—
1963	1.98 under-five deaths per woman	-0.7%
1964	2.07 under-five deaths per woman	+4.9%
1965	2.03 under-five deaths per woman	-2.0%
1966	1.99 under-five deaths per woman	-1.8%
1967	1.95 under-five deaths per woman	-1.9%
1968	2.61 under-five deaths per woman	+33.6%
1969	2.56 under-five deaths per woman	-2.1%
1970	2.51 under-five deaths per woman	-2.0%
1971	1.8 under-five deaths per woman	-28.0%
1972	1.76 under-five deaths per woman	-2.3%
1973	1.72 under-five deaths per woman	-2.3%
1974	1.69 under-five deaths per woman	-2.1%
1975	1.65 under-five deaths per woman	-2.3%
1976	1.61 under-five deaths per woman	-2.6%
1977	1.57 under-five deaths per woman	-2.2%
1978	1.54 under-five deaths per woman	-1.8%
1979	1.5 under-five deaths per woman	-3.0%
1980	1.46 under-five deaths per woman	-2.5%
1981	1.43 under-five deaths per woman	-1.9%
1982	1.41 under-five deaths per woman	-1.3%
1983	1.4 under-five deaths per woman	-0.8%
1984	1.38 under-five deaths per woman	-1.2%
1985	1.37 under-five deaths per woman	-1.1%
1986	1.36 under-five deaths per woman	-0.6%
1987	1.35 under-five deaths per woman	-0.6%
1988	1.35 under-five deaths per woman	+0.0%
1989	1.35 under-five deaths per woman	-0.2%
1990	1.34 under-five deaths per woman	-0.7%
1991	1.33 under-five deaths per woman	-0.9%
1992	1.31 under-five deaths per woman	-1.0%
1993	1.3 under-five deaths per woman	-1.1%
1994	1.28 under-five deaths per woman	-1.3%
1995	1.26 under-five deaths per woman	-1.7%
1996	1.23 under-five deaths per woman	-2.3%
1997	1.19 under-five deaths per woman	-3.2%
1998	1.15 under-five deaths per woman	-3.6%
1999	1.12 under-five deaths per woman	-2.9%
2000	1.09 under-five deaths per woman	-2.8%
2001	1.05 under-five deaths per woman	-3.6%
2002	1.01 under-five deaths per woman	-4.0%
2003	0.9629 under-five deaths per woman	-4.2%
2004	0.9212 under-five deaths per woman	-4.3%
2005	0.885 under-five deaths per woman	-3.9%
2006	0.8567 under-five deaths per woman	-3.2%
2007	0.8297 under-five deaths per woman	-3.2%
2008	0.8056 under-five deaths per woman	-2.9%
2009	0.7804 under-five deaths per woman	-3.1%
2010	0.7556 under-five deaths per woman	-3.2%
2011	0.7326 under-five deaths per woman	-3.0%
2012	0.7094 under-five deaths per woman	-3.2%
2013	0.6881 under-five deaths per woman	-3.0%
2014	0.6722 under-five deaths per woman	-2.3%
2015	0.6617 under-five deaths per woman	-1.6%
2016	0.6553 under-five deaths per woman	-1.0%
2017	0.6472 under-five deaths per woman	-1.2%
2018	0.6383 under-five deaths per woman	-1.4%
2019	0.6313 under-five deaths per woman	-1.1%
2020	0.6235 under-five deaths per woman	-1.3%
2021	0.6157 under-five deaths per woman	-1.2%
2022	0.6002 under-five deaths per woman	-2.5%
2023	0.5899 under-five deaths per woman	-1.7%
2024	0.5759 under-five deaths per woman	-2.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.15 under-five deaths per woman	1.95 under-five deaths per woman	2.61 under-five deaths per woman	8
1970s	1.73 under-five deaths per woman	1.5 under-five deaths per woman	2.51 under-five deaths per woman	10
1980s	1.39 under-five deaths per woman	1.35 under-five deaths per woman	1.46 under-five deaths per woman	10
1990s	1.25 under-five deaths per woman	1.12 under-five deaths per woman	1.34 under-five deaths per woman	10
2000s	0.9179 under-five deaths per woman	0.7804 under-five deaths per woman	1.09 under-five deaths per woman	10
2010s	0.6792 under-five deaths per woman	0.6313 under-five deaths per woman	0.7556 under-five deaths per woman	10
2020s	0.601 under-five deaths per woman	0.5759 under-five deaths per woman	0.6235 under-five deaths per woman	5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

1 Niger 0.7429 under-five deaths per woman compare
3 Somalia 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman compare
4 Chad 0.5028 under-five deaths per woman compare
5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.4771 under-five deaths per woman compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Nigeria?: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Nigeria was 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Nigeria?: The highest recorded value was 2.61 under-five deaths per woman in 1968.
What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Nigeria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
How does Nigeria rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?: Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood rising or falling in Nigeria?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Unit: under-five deaths per woman
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).