Mortality rate, infant, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Mortality rate, infant, female was 63.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
63.2 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
2nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
207.1 per 1,000 live births
in 1968
All-time low
61.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2014
Years of data
61
1964–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Nigeria, 1964–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 63.2 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Nigeria peaked at 207.1 per 1,000 live births in 1968 and was at its lowest, 61.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2014.
Nigeria ranks 2nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, female in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 159.7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1965 | 155.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 152.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 148.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 207.1 per 1,000 live births | +39.6% |
| 1969 | 201.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 196.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 132.3 per 1,000 live births | -32.6% |
| 1972 | 127.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 123.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 118.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 114.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 110.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 106.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 103.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 100.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 98.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 96.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 95.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 94.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 94.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 94.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 95 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 95.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 95.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 95.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 95.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 95.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 96 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 96.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 96.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 95.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 95 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 93.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 91.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 89.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 87.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 84 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 80.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 77.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 74.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 72.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 69.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 67.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 66.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 64.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 63.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 62.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 62.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 61.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 61.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 61.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 61.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 61.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 62.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 62.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 62.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 63.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 63.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 63.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 63.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 170.82 per 1,000 live births | 148.3 per 1,000 live births | 207.1 per 1,000 live births | 6 |
| 1970s | 123.46 per 1,000 live births | 100.6 per 1,000 live births | 196.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.62 per 1,000 live births | 94.6 per 1,000 live births | 98.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.58 per 1,000 live births | 89.7 per 1,000 live births | 96.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.54 per 1,000 live births | 64.9 per 1,000 live births | 87.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.16 per 1,000 live births | 61.5 per 1,000 live births | 63.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.26 per 1,000 live births | 62.9 per 1,000 live births | 63.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Nigeria?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Nigeria was 63.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 207.1 per 1,000 live births in 1968.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.5 per 1,000 live births in 2014.
- How does Nigeria rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.