Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years was 36,959 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
36,959
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
2nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
36,959
in 2021
All-time low
30,593
in 2001
Years of data
32
1990–2021
Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Nigeria, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 36,959 for number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Nigeria peaked at 36,959 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30,593, in 2001.
Nigeria ranks 2nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31,668 | — |
| 1991 | 31,869 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 31,964 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 31,994 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 31,940 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 31,790 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 31,561 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 31,298 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 31,013 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 30,792 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 30,636 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 30,593 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 30,631 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 30,820 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 31,051 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 31,300 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 31,624 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 31,847 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 32,103 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 32,426 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 32,757 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 33,217 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 33,787 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 34,326 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 34,827 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 35,268 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 35,616 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 35,947 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 36,219 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 36,518 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 36,660 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 36,959 | +0.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 36,959 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 640, 57.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 36,959 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,170, 17.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,589 | 30,792 | 31,994 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,303 | 30,593 | 32,426 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,848 | 32,757 | 36,518 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,810 | 36,660 | 36,959 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Nigeria?
- Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Nigeria was 36,959 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 36,959 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,593 in 2001.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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