Mortality rate age 10-19 in Nigeria
Nigeria: Mortality rate age 10-19 was 15.61 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15.61
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
18th
of 201 countries
All-time high
29.75
in 1990
All-time low
15.61
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 10-19 in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 10-19 in Nigeria stood at 15.61. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 10-19 in Nigeria peaked at 29.75 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15.61, in 2024.
Nigeria ranks 18th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 10-19 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.75 | — |
| 1991 | 28.98 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 28.25 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 27.5 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 26.81 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 26.12 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 25.45 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 24.81 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 24.14 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 23.53 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 22.95 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 22.4 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 21.88 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 21.41 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 20.94 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 20.49 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 20.05 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 19.61 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 19.19 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 18.8 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 18.43 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 18.09 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 17.77 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 17.49 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 17.22 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 17 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 16.81 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 16.63 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 16.46 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 16.34 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 16.21 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 16.1 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 15.97 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 15.79 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 15.61 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.54 | 23.53 | 29.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.77 | 18.8 | 22.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.22 | 16.34 | 18.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.94 | 15.61 | 16.21 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 15 Benin 16.31 compare
- 16 Eswatini 16.3 compare
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 15.85 compare
- 19 Afghanistan 15.52 compare
- 20 Guinea-Bissau 15.44 compare
- 21 Burundi 15.27 compare
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 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 mortality rate age 10-19 in Nigeria?
- Mortality rate age 10-19 in Nigeria was 15.61 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 10-19 recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.75 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 10-19 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.61 in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for mortality rate age 10-19?
- Nigeria ranks 18th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 10-19 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 age 10-19 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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