Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male was 20,924 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Nigeria is 20,924, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Nigeria peaked at 20,924 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,195, in 2005.
Nigeria ranks 2nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,641 | — |
| 1991 | 16,801 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 16,952 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 17,108 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 17,240 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 17,247 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 17,239 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 17,108 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 16,908 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 16,678 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 16,484 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 16,200 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 15,984 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 15,752 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 15,441 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 15,195 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 15,256 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 15,257 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15,209 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 15,352 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 15,686 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 16,171 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 16,635 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 16,978 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 17,342 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 17,677 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 17,833 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 18,212 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 18,463 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 18,986 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 19,397 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 19,843 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 20,328 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 20,574 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 20,924 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,992 | 16,641 | 17,247 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,613 | 15,195 | 16,484 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,398 | 15,686 | 18,986 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,213 | 19,397 | 20,924 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Nigeria?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Nigeria was 20,924 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 20,924 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,195 in 2005.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of male adolescents ages 15-19 years