ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Nigeria
Nigeria: ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n was 6,988 in 2021. ▼ Falling
ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Nigeria, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 6,988 for ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Nigeria peaked at 10,746 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6,988, in 2021.
That places Nigeria 3rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10,746 | — |
| 2001 | 10,451 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 10,164 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 9,881 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 9,598 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 9,331 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 9,070 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 8,845 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 8,633 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 8,457 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 8,312 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 8,177 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 8,062 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 7,977 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 7,901 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 7,819 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 7,736 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 7,625 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 7,480 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 7,310 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 7,146 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 6,988 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,518 | 8,457 | 10,746 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,840 | 7,310 | 8,312 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,067 | 6,988 | 7,146 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 Sierra Leone 7,682 compare
- 2 Central African Republic 7,428 compare
- 4 Somalia 6,810 compare
- 5 Chad 6,541 compare
- 6 Guinea 6,356 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Nigeria?
- Ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Nigeria was 6,988 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 10,746 in 2000.
- What is the lowest ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,988 in 2021.
- How does Nigeria rank for ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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