nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Nigeria
Nigeria: nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n was 0.0735 in 2021. βΌ Falling
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Nigeria, 2000β2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Nigeria is 0.0735, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Nigeria peaked at 0.1162 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0735, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.102 | 0.0899 | 0.1162 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.083 | 0.077 | 0.0883 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0743 | 0.0735 | 0.0752 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 Sierra Leone 0.0812 compare
- 2 Central African Republic 0.0784 compare
- 4 Somalia 0.0715 compare
- 5 Chad 0.0686 compare
- 6 Guinea 0.0665 compare
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2.03 million (2025)
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- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2.06 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2.23 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Nigeria?
- Nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Nigeria was 0.0735 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1162 in 2000.
- What is the lowest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0735 in 2021.
- How does Nigeria rank for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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 nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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