Children woman death vs survival in Nigeria
Nigeria: Children woman death vs survival was 0.5759 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children woman death vs survival in Nigeria, 1962–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, children woman death vs survival in Nigeria stood at 0.5759. 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 woman death vs survival in Nigeria peaked at 2.61 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.5759, 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 woman death vs survival in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.99 | — |
| 1963 | 1.98 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 2.07 | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 2.03 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 1.99 | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 1.95 | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 2.61 | +33.6% |
| 1969 | 2.56 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 2.51 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 1.8 | -28.0% |
| 1972 | 1.76 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 1.72 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 1.69 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 1.65 | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 1.61 | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 1.57 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 1.54 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.5 | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.46 | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.43 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.41 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 1.4 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.38 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.37 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.36 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.35 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.35 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.35 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.34 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.33 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.31 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.3 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.28 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.26 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.23 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.19 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.15 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 1.12 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.09 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.05 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.01 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9629 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9212 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.885 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8567 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8297 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8056 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7804 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7556 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7326 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7094 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6881 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6722 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6617 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6553 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6472 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6383 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6313 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6235 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6157 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6002 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5899 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5759 | -2.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.5759 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1232, 4.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.5759 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children woman death vs survival 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 | +33.6% | 1.95 | 2.61 |
| 1971 | -28.0% | 2.51 | 1.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.15 | 1.95 | 2.61 | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.73 | 1.5 | 2.51 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 | 1.35 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 | 1.12 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9179 | 0.7804 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6792 | 0.6313 | 0.7556 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.601 | 0.5759 | 0.6235 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,301 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children woman death vs survival in Nigeria?
- Children woman death vs survival in Nigeria was 0.5759 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children woman death vs survival recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 in 1968.
- What is the lowest children woman death vs survival recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5759 in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for children woman death vs survival?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children woman death vs survival 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Children woman death vs survival. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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