Deaths age 15 to 24 in Nigeria

Nigeria: Deaths age 15 to 24 was 74,217 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
74,217
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
2nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
74,217
in 2024
All-time low
67,356
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Deaths age 15 to 24 in Nigeria, 1990–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200720241990: 67.4k1991: 68.0k1992: 68.7k1993: 69.3k1994: 70.1k1995: 70.8k1996: 71.2k1997: 71.7k1998: 71.9k1999: 72.2k2000: 72.2k2001: 72.1k2002: 71.7k2003: 71.3k2004: 70.9k2005: 70.4k2006: 69.9k2007: 69.3k2008: 68.8k2009: 68.4k2010: 68.1k2011: 68.1k2012: 68.1k2013: 68.1k2014: 68.2k2015: 68.4k2016: 68.8k2017: 69.4k2018: 70.0k2019: 70.5k2020: 71.2k2021: 71.9k2022: 72.6k2023: 73.2k2024: 74.2k

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2024, deaths age 15 to 24 in Nigeria stood at 74,217. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths age 15 to 24 in Nigeria peaked at 74,217 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67,356, in 1990.

Nigeria ranks 2nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Deaths age 15 to 24 in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Deaths age 15 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Nigeria, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 67,356
1991 67,961 +0.9%
1992 68,657 +1.0%
1993 69,326 +1.0%
1994 70,082 +1.1%
1995 70,771 +1.0%
1996 71,250 +0.7%
1997 71,684 +0.6%
1998 71,931 +0.3%
1999 72,181 +0.3%
2000 72,232 +0.1%
2001 72,069 -0.2%
2002 71,738 -0.5%
2003 71,344 -0.5%
2004 70,885 -0.6%
2005 70,431 -0.6%
2006 69,903 -0.7%
2007 69,324 -0.8%
2008 68,784 -0.8%
2009 68,380 -0.6%
2010 68,130 -0.4%
2011 68,075 -0.1%
2012 68,079 +0.0%
2013 68,090 +0.0%
2014 68,155 +0.1%
2015 68,389 +0.3%
2016 68,805 +0.6%
2017 69,420 +0.9%
2018 69,966 +0.8%
2019 70,523 +0.8%
2020 71,198 +1.0%
2021 71,920 +1.0%
2022 72,588 +0.9%
2023 73,249 +0.9%
2024 74,217 +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 70,120 67,356 72,181 10
2000s 70,509 68,380 72,232 10
2010s 68,763 68,075 70,523 10
2020s 72,634 71,198 74,217 5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 1 India 224,190 compare
  2. 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 64,222 compare
  3. 4 China 58,217 compare
  4. 5 Sudan 43,595 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths age 15 to 24 in Nigeria?
Deaths age 15 to 24 in Nigeria was 74,217 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest deaths age 15 to 24 recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 74,217 in 2024.
What is the lowest deaths age 15 to 24 recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 67,356 in 1990.
How does Nigeria rank for deaths age 15 to 24?
Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is deaths age 15 to 24 rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Deaths age 15 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths age 15 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1990–2024
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