Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates in Nigeria
Nigeria: Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates was 15.61 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15.61
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
18th
of 200 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 - UN IGME estimates in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 15.61 for mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates in 2024. 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 - un igme estimates in Nigeria peaked at 29.75 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15.61, in 2024.
That places Nigeria 18th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,301 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (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 - un igme estimates in Nigeria?
- Mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates in Nigeria was 15.61 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.75 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.61 in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates?
- Nigeria ranks 18th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates 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 estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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