Number of infant deaths, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of infant deaths, per capita was 0.0022 deaths per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, per capita in Nigeria, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.0022 deaths per person for number of infant deaths, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0099 deaths per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 deaths per person, in 2024.
That places Nigeria 6th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0076 deaths per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0074 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0072 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0099 deaths per person | +36.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0096 deaths per person | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0093 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0065 deaths per person | -30.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0064 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0062 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.006 deaths per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0058 deaths per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0056 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0055 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0053 deaths per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0052 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.005 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0049 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0048 deaths per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0047 deaths per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0047 deaths per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0046 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0046 deaths per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0045 deaths per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0045 deaths per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0045 deaths per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0045 deaths per person | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0045 deaths per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0045 deaths per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0045 deaths per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0045 deaths per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0045 deaths per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 deaths per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0043 deaths per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0042 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0041 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.004 deaths per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0039 deaths per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0038 deaths per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0036 deaths per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 deaths per person | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 deaths per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0033 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0032 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 deaths per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.003 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0029 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 deaths per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0026 deaths per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 deaths per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 deaths per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 deaths per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 deaths per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -1.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0022 deaths per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0008 deaths per person, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0022 deaths per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 deaths per person, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, per capita in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +36.9% | 0.0072 deaths per person | 0.0099 deaths per person |
| 1971 | -30.6% | 0.0093 deaths per person | 0.0065 deaths per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0083 deaths per person | 0.0072 deaths per person | 0.0099 deaths per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0062 deaths per person | 0.0052 deaths per person | 0.0093 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0047 deaths per person | 0.0045 deaths per person | 0.005 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0044 deaths per person | 0.0041 deaths per person | 0.0045 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 deaths per person | 0.003 deaths per person | 0.004 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 deaths per person | 0.0024 deaths per person | 0.0029 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 deaths per person | 0.0022 deaths per person | 0.0023 deaths per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 3 Central African Republic 0.0027 deaths per person compare
- 4 Chad 0.0023 deaths per person compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0023 deaths per person compare
- 7 South Sudan 0.002 deaths per person compare
- 8 Guinea 0.002 deaths per person compare
- 9 Liberia 0.0019 deaths per person 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, per capita in Nigeria?
- Number of infant deaths, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0022 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0099 deaths per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 deaths per person in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of infant deaths, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 6th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. 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 infant deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant 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 infant deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of infant 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.