Number of child deaths in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of child deaths was 855,676 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
855,676 deaths
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
1st
of 199 countries
All-time high
991,094 deaths
in 1969
All-time low
677,119 deaths
in 1971
Years of data
56
1969–2024
Number of child deaths in Nigeria, 1969–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 855,676 deaths for number of child deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths in Nigeria peaked at 991,094 deaths in 1969 and was at its lowest, 677,119 deaths, in 1971.
Nigeria ranks 1st of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Number of child deaths in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 991,094 deaths | — |
| 1970 | 976,521 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 677,119 deaths | -30.7% |
| 1972 | 684,379 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 690,259 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 696,165 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 700,474 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 701,877 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 703,060 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 707,540 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 711,447 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 716,538 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 723,920 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 735,018 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 749,908 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 764,141 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 777,645 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 792,902 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 807,356 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 822,086 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 838,347 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 855,067 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 870,024 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 885,925 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 902,396 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 917,175 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 930,476 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 939,622 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 941,372 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 936,826 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 929,877 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 923,928 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 914,965 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 903,575 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 892,275 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 881,220 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 871,140 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 862,920 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 855,964 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 851,847 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 850,628 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 850,216 deaths | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 851,074 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 851,892 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 852,656 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 855,821 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 858,537 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 858,275 deaths | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 856,946 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 855,813 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 853,891 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 849,380 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 850,762 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 855,372 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 857,244 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 855,676 deaths | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 991,094 deaths | 991,094 deaths | 991,094 deaths | 1 |
| 1970s | 724,884 deaths | 677,119 deaths | 976,521 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 772,786 deaths | 716,538 deaths | 838,347 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 910,876 deaths | 855,067 deaths | 941,372 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 880,846 deaths | 850,628 deaths | 923,928 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 854,512 deaths | 850,216 deaths | 858,537 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 853,687 deaths | 849,380 deaths | 857,244 deaths | 5 |
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- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths in Nigeria?
- Number of child deaths in Nigeria was 855,676 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 991,094 deaths in 1969.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 677,119 deaths in 1971.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of child deaths?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .