Mortality rate 1-59 months in Nigeria
Nigeria: Mortality rate 1-59 months was 79.62 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Mortality rate 1-59 months in Nigeria, 1967β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate 1-59 months in Nigeria is 79.62, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate 1-59 months in Nigeria peaked at 361.09 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 79.62, in 2024.
Nigeria ranks 2nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 321.82 | 252.52 | 361.09 | 3 |
| 1970s | 211.1 | 171.96 | 341.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | 166.06 | 164.3 | 168.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 157.94 | 143.12 | 166.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 114.06 | 94.74 | 137.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.83 | 81.45 | 91.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8 | 79.62 | 81.32 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,301 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.506 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 726 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 726 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2.03 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate 1-59 months in Nigeria?
- Mortality rate 1-59 months in Nigeria was 79.62 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 361.09 in 1968.
- What is the lowest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.62 in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for mortality rate 1-59 months?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate 1-59 months rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate 1-59 months. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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