Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre was 0.3233 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3233 deaths per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
5th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.3233 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1963 deaths per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
56
1968–2023
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1968–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Nigeria stood at 0.3233 deaths per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 0.3233 deaths per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1963 deaths per square kilometre, in 1971.
Nigeria ranks 5th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | deaths per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.1965 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0.1979 deaths per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1991 deaths per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1963 deaths per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1974 deaths per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1988 deaths per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2014 deaths per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2042 deaths per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2053 deaths per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2073 deaths per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2093 deaths per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2093 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2087 deaths per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2091 deaths per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2102 deaths per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2124 deaths per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2108 deaths per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.212 deaths per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2139 deaths per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2172 deaths per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2222 deaths per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2292 deaths per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2347 deaths per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2406 deaths per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2469 deaths per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2531 deaths per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2591 deaths per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.266 deaths per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2702 deaths per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2728 deaths per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2741 deaths per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2772 deaths per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2804 deaths per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2801 deaths per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2785 deaths per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2766 deaths per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2754 deaths per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.276 deaths per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2775 deaths per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2796 deaths per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.284 deaths per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2875 deaths per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2915 deaths per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2962 deaths per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2991 deaths per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3025 deaths per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3074 deaths per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3096 deaths per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3096 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3103 deaths per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.311 deaths per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3107 deaths per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3103 deaths per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3159 deaths per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3196 deaths per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3233 deaths per square kilometre | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1972 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1965 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1979 deaths per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.2028 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1963 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2093 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2146 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2087 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2292 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2595 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2347 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2772 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2796 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2754 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2875 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3048 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2915 deaths per square kilometre | 0.311 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3173 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3103 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3233 deaths per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 2 Monaco 0.4798 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 3 Burundi 0.3484 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 4 Pakistan 0.3304 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 6 Comoros 0.2972 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 7 Rwanda 0.2829 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 8 Palestine, State of 0.2239 deaths per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 0.3233 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3233 deaths per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1963 deaths per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 5th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of neonatal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of neonatal deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of neonatal deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.