Youth mortality rate in Nigeria
Nigeria: Youth mortality rate was 13.52 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13.52 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
2nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
25.76 deaths per 100 live births
in 1979
All-time low
13.52 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
46
1979–2024
Youth mortality rate in Nigeria, 1979–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 13.52 deaths per 100 live births for youth mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Nigeria peaked at 25.76 deaths per 100 live births in 1979 and was at its lowest, 13.52 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Nigeria 2nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Youth mortality rate in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 25.76 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1980 | 25.24 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 24.81 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 24.51 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 24.33 deaths per 100 live births | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 24.23 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 24.2 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 24.21 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 24.21 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 24.19 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 24.13 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 23.69 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 23.56 deaths per 100 live births | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 23.42 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 23.26 deaths per 100 live births | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 23.07 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 22.82 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 22.49 deaths per 100 live births | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 22.06 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 21.53 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 20.91 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 20.23 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 19.52 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 18.82 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 18.13 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 17.49 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 16.9 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 16.37 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 15.89 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 15.46 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 15.09 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 14.77 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 14.48 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 14.24 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 14.04 deaths per 100 live births | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 13.9 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 13.79 deaths per 100 live births | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 13.73 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 13.7 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 13.7 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.71 deaths per 100 live births | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 13.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.73 deaths per 100 live births | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 13.72 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 13.65 deaths per 100 live births | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 13.52 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 13.52 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.47 deaths per 100 live births, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 13.52 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.18 deaths per 100 live births, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.76 deaths per 100 live births | 25.76 deaths per 100 live births | 25.76 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1980s | 24.41 deaths per 100 live births | 24.13 deaths per 100 live births | 25.24 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.68 deaths per 100 live births | 20.91 deaths per 100 live births | 23.69 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.39 deaths per 100 live births | 15.09 deaths per 100 live births | 20.23 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.01 deaths per 100 live births | 13.7 deaths per 100 live births | 14.77 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.67 deaths per 100 live births | 13.52 deaths per 100 live births | 13.73 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0729 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Nigeria?
- Youth mortality rate in Nigeria was 13.52 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 25.76 deaths per 100 live births in 1979.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.52 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for youth mortality rate?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.