Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Nigeria
Nigeria: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 was 40 highest in 2018. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Nigeria, 1990–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2018, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Nigeria stood at 40 highest. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Nigeria peaked at 69 highest in 1990 and was at its lowest, 40 highest, in 2018.
That places Nigeria 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 69 highest | — |
| 2003 | 52 highest | -24.6% |
| 2007 | 54 highest | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 58 highest | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 51 highest | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 51 highest | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48 highest | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 45 highest | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 40 highest | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69 highest | 69 highest | 69 highest | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.67 highest | 52 highest | 58 highest | 3 |
| 2010s | 47 highest | 40 highest | 51 highest | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Nigeria?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Nigeria was 40 highest in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 69 highest in 1990.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 highest in 2018.
- How does Nigeria rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5?
- Nigeria ranks 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2018.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. 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): Q5 (highest). 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).