Number of child deaths, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of child deaths, per capita was 0.0037 deaths per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths, per capita in Nigeria, 1969–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths, per capita in Nigeria is 0.0037 deaths per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0181 deaths per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 deaths per person, in 2024.
Nigeria ranks 5th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Number of child deaths, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.0181 deaths per person | — |
| 1970 | 0.0175 deaths per person | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0118 deaths per person | -32.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0117 deaths per person | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0115 deaths per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0113 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.011 deaths per person | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0108 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0105 deaths per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0102 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.01 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0097 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0095 deaths per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0094 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0093 deaths per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0093 deaths per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0092 deaths per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0091 deaths per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.009 deaths per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0089 deaths per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0089 deaths per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0088 deaths per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0087 deaths per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0087 deaths per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0086 deaths per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0085 deaths per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0084 deaths per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0083 deaths per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0081 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0078 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0076 deaths per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0073 deaths per person | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.007 deaths per person | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0068 deaths per person | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0065 deaths per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0062 deaths per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.006 deaths per person | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0058 deaths per person | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 deaths per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0054 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0052 deaths per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0051 deaths per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.005 deaths per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0048 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0047 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0046 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0045 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0044 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0043 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0042 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.004 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0039 deaths per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0038 deaths per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0037 deaths per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0181 deaths per person | 0.0181 deaths per person | 0.0181 deaths per person | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.0116 deaths per person | 0.01 deaths per person | 0.0175 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0092 deaths per person | 0.0089 deaths per person | 0.0097 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0083 deaths per person | 0.0076 deaths per person | 0.0088 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0062 deaths per person | 0.0052 deaths per person | 0.0073 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 deaths per person | 0.0041 deaths per person | 0.0051 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 deaths per person | 0.0037 deaths per person | 0.004 deaths per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths, per capita in Nigeria?
- Number of child deaths, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0037 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of child deaths, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0181 deaths per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 deaths per person in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of child deaths, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 5th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of child deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.