Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Nigeria
Nigeria: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 was 77 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Nigeria, 1990–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 77 for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Nigeria peaked at 140 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 77, in 2018.
That places Nigeria 4th out of 33 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 102 | — |
| 2003 | 140 | +37.3% |
| 2007 | 99 | -29.3% |
| 2008 | 103 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 100 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 121 | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 94 | -22.3% |
| 2017 | 84 | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 77 | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 102 | 102 | 102 | 1 |
| 2000s | 114 | 99 | 140 | 3 |
| 2010s | 95.2 | 77 | 121 | 5 |
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- 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.842 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1997 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.8652 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2055 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Nigeria?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Nigeria was 77 in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 140 in 2003.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 77 in 2018.
- How does Nigeria rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2?
- Nigeria ranks 4th out of 33 countries with data for 2018.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. 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): Q2. 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).