Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Nigeria
Nigeria: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 was 78 lowest in 2018. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Nigeria, 1990–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Nigeria is 78 lowest, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Nigeria peaked at 133 lowest in 2003 and was at its lowest, 78 lowest, in 2018.
That places Nigeria 3rd out of 33 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 102 lowest | — |
| 2003 | 133 lowest | +30.4% |
| 2007 | 101 lowest | -24.1% |
| 2008 | 100 lowest | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 96 lowest | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 132 lowest | +37.5% |
| 2013 | 92 lowest | -30.3% |
| 2017 | 80 lowest | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 78 lowest | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 102 lowest | 102 lowest | 102 lowest | 1 |
| 2000s | 111.33 lowest | 100 lowest | 133 lowest | 3 |
| 2010s | 95.6 lowest | 78 lowest | 132 lowest | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0089 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Nigeria?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Nigeria was 78 lowest in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 133 lowest in 2003.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 78 lowest in 2018.
- How does Nigeria rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 33 countries with data for 2018.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).