Share of deaths registered in Nigeria

Nigeria: Share of deaths registered was 0.52 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.52
Change on year
down 23.5%
World rank
144th
of 144 countries
All-time high
1.29
in 2015
All-time low
0.52
in 2019
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Share of deaths registered in Nigeria, 2015–2019

00.511.52015201720192015: 1.32016: 1.12017: 0.772018: 0.682019: 0.52

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 0.52 for share of deaths registered in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 23.5% on the previous year and down 59.7% over five years.

Nigeria ranks 144th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Share of deaths registered in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Share of deaths registered in Nigeria, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 1.29
2016 1.14 -11.6%
2017 0.77 -32.5%
2018 0.68 -11.7%
2019 0.52 -23.5%

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  1. 141 Djibouti 17.7 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is share of deaths registered in Nigeria?
Share of deaths registered in Nigeria was 0.52 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of deaths registered recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 1.29 in 2015.
What is the lowest share of deaths registered recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.52 in 2019.
How does Nigeria rank for share of deaths registered?
Nigeria ranks 144th out of 144 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deaths registered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of deaths registered
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
145 places, 725 data points, 2015–2019
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