Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita was 0.0013 deaths per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Nigeria, 1968–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Nigeria stood at 0.0013 deaths per person. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0033 deaths per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 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 57 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.0033 deaths per person | — |
| 1969 | 0.0033 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0032 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0031 deaths per person | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0031 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.003 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.003 deaths per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0029 deaths per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0029 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0028 deaths per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0027 deaths per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0027 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0026 deaths per person | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0025 deaths per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0024 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0024 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0023 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0023 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0022 deaths per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 deaths per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 deaths per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.002 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.002 deaths per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 deaths per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 deaths per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 deaths per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 deaths per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 deaths per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 deaths per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 deaths per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 deaths per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 deaths per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 deaths per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 deaths per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 deaths per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0013 deaths per person | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0033 deaths per person | 0.0033 deaths per person | 0.0033 deaths per person | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0029 deaths per person | 0.0027 deaths per person | 0.0032 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0023 deaths per person | 0.0022 deaths per person | 0.0026 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0022 deaths per person | 0.0021 deaths per person | 0.0022 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 deaths per person | 0.0016 deaths per person | 0.002 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 deaths per person | 0.0014 deaths per person | 0.0016 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 deaths per person | 0.0013 deaths per person | 0.0013 deaths per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 2 Central African Republic 0.0014 deaths per person compare
- 3 Niger 0.0014 deaths per person compare
- 4 Chad 0.0013 deaths per person compare
- 6 Afghanistan 0.0012 deaths per person compare
- 7 South Sudan 0.0012 deaths per person compare
- 8 Mali 0.0011 deaths per person compare
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- 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 neonatal deaths, per capita in Nigeria?
- Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0013 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0033 deaths per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 deaths per person in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 5th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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 neonatal deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of neonatal 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 neonatal deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of neonatal 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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About this data
Number of neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.