Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita was 0.0013 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Nigeria, 1968–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.0013 units per person for number of neonatal deaths, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 units per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 units per person, in 2024.
That places Nigeria 5th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.0033 units per person | — |
| 1969 | 0.0033 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0032 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0031 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0031 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.003 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.003 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0029 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0029 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0028 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0027 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0027 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0026 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0025 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0024 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0024 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0023 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0023 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0022 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0022 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.002 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.002 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0013 units per person | -1.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0013 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0005 units per person, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0013 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0007 units per person, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 2 Central African Republic 0.0014 units per person compare
- 3 Niger 0.0014 units per person compare
- 4 Chad 0.0013 units per person compare
- 6 Afghanistan 0.0012 units per person compare
- 7 South Sudan 0.0012 units per person compare
- 8 Mali 0.0011 units 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 neonatal deaths, per capita in Nigeria?
- Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0013 units 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 units per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 units per person in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 5th out of 197 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- 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 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.