nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Nigeria
Nigeria: nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n was 0.0699 in 2021. ▼ Falling
nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Nigeria, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Nigeria stood at 0.0699. 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, nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Nigeria peaked at 0.1075 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0699, 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.
nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1075 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1045 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1016 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0988 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.096 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0933 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0907 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0884 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0863 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0846 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0831 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0818 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0806 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0798 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.079 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0782 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0774 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0762 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0748 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0731 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0715 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0699 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0952 | 0.0846 | 0.1075 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0784 | 0.0731 | 0.0831 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0707 | 0.0699 | 0.0715 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 Sierra Leone 0.0768 compare
- 2 Central African Republic 0.0743 compare
- 4 Somalia 0.0681 compare
- 5 Chad 0.0654 compare
- 6 Guinea 0.0636 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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 4.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0155 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0119 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Nigeria?
- Nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Nigeria was 0.0699 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1075 in 2000.
- What is the lowest nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0699 in 2021.
- How does Nigeria rank for nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nqx - probability of 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 nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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