Yellow fever - number of reported cases in Nigeria
Nigeria: Yellow fever - number of reported cases was 29 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
29
Change on year
up 31.8%
World rank
9th
of 199 countries
All-time high
5,067
in 1988
All-time low
0
in 1996
Years of data
40
1974–2025
Yellow fever - number of reported cases in Nigeria, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yellow fever - number of reported cases in Nigeria is 29, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 31.8% on the previous year and down 86.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, yellow fever - number of reported cases in Nigeria peaked at 5,067 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1996.
Nigeria ranks 9th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yellow fever - number of reported cases in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 7 | — |
| 1978 | 60 | +757.1% |
| 1980 | 8 | -86.7% |
| 1983 | 15 | +87.5% |
| 1984 | 898 | +5886.7% |
| 1985 | 6 | -99.3% |
| 1986 | 1,318 | +21866.7% |
| 1987 | 2,676 | +103.0% |
| 1988 | 5,067 | +89.3% |
| 1989 | 3,270 | -35.5% |
| 1990 | 4,075 | +24.6% |
| 1991 | 2,561 | -37.2% |
| 1992 | 149 | -94.2% |
| 1993 | 152 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1,227 | +707.2% |
| 1996 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 7 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 5 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 387 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 26 | — |
| 2018 | 47 | +80.8% |
| 2019 | 154 | +227.7% |
| 2020 | 216 | +40.3% |
| 2021 | 54 | -75.0% |
| 2022 | 14 | -74.1% |
| 2023 | 43 | +207.1% |
| 2024 | 22 | -48.8% |
| 2025 | 29 | +31.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.5 | 7 | 60 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1,657 | 6 | 5,067 | 8 |
| 1990s | 1,021 | 0 | 4,075 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8333 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2010s | 61.4 | 0 | 387 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63 | 14 | 216 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 6 Burkina Faso 40 compare
- 7 Cameroon 36 compare
- 8 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 30 compare
- 10 Angola 13 compare
- 11 Congo 11 compare
- 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 9 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.842 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1997 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.8652 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2055 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yellow fever - number of reported cases in Nigeria?
- Yellow fever - number of reported cases in Nigeria was 29 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest yellow fever - number of reported cases recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 5,067 in 1988.
- What is the lowest yellow fever - number of reported cases recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1996.
- How does Nigeria rank for yellow fever - number of reported cases?
- Nigeria ranks 9th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Yellow fever - number of reported cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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