Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — Nigeria

Under-five mortality rate in Nigeria in 2024 — 115.6 per 1,000. Ranked 196 in the world out of 196. Since 1964, the indicator has fallen by 64.5%.

2024 115.6 per 1,000 −1.03% vs 2023
World rank 196of 196
Period maximum 406.8 per 1,0001968
Period minimum 115.6 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1964–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Nigeria, 1964–20240200400600196419701976198219881994200020062012201820241964: 325.7 per 1,0001966: 312.1 per 1,0001968: 406.8 per 1,0001970: 387.4 per 1,0001972: 268 per 1,0001974: 251.5 per 1,0001976: 235.8 per 1,0001978: 222.6 per 1,0001980: 212.9 per 1,0001982: 207.7 per 1,0001984: 206.6 per 1,0001986: 207.5 per 1,0001988: 208.2 per 1,0001990: 207.6 per 1,0001992: 205.7 per 1,0001994: 203.1 per 1,0001996: 198.1 per 1,0001998: 189.4 per 1,0002000: 177.3 per 1,0002002: 163.9 per 1,0002004: 151.4 per 1,0002006: 140.9 per 1,0002008: 132.5 per 1,0002010: 126.3 per 1,0002012: 121.6 per 1,0002014: 118.7 per 1,0002016: 117.4 per 1,0002018: 117.2 per 1,0002020: 117.4 per 1,0002022: 117.5 per 1,0002024: 115.6 per 1,000
Change over the period: −210.1 (−64.51%) Average annual rate: -1.71 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria

Nigeria 115.6 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 71.2 per 1,000
Western Africa computed 92.4 per 1,000
Lower-middle-income countries computed 36.3 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 115.6 −1.2 −1.03%
2023 116.8 −0.7 −0.6%
2022 117.5 −0.1 −0.09%
2021 117.6 +0.2 +0.17%
2020 117.4 +0 +0%
2019 117.4 +0.2 +0.17%
2018 117.2 +0 +0%
2017 117.2 −0.2 −0.17%
2016 117.4 −0.4 −0.34%
2015 117.8 −0.9 −0.76%
2014 118.7 −1.2 −1%
2013 119.9 −1.7 −1.4%
2012 121.6 −2.2 −1.78%
2011 123.8 −2.5 −1.98%
2010 126.3 −2.9 −2.24%
2009 129.2 −3.3 −2.49%
2008 132.5 −4 −2.93%
2007 136.5 −4.4 −3.12%
2006 140.9 −4.9 −3.36%
2005 145.8 −5.6 −3.7%
2004 151.4 −6 −3.81%
2003 157.4 −6.5 −3.97%
2002 163.9 −6.6 −3.87%
2001 170.5 −6.8 −3.84%
2000 177.3 −6.3 −3.43%
1999 183.6 −5.8 −3.06%
1998 189.4 −4.9 −2.52%
1997 194.3 −3.8 −1.92%
1996 198.1 −2.9 −1.44%
1995 201 −2.1 −1.03%
1994 203.1 −1.5 −0.73%
1993 204.6 −1.1 −0.53%
1992 205.7 −1 −0.48%
1991 206.7 −0.9 −0.43%
1990 207.6 −0.4 −0.19%
1989 208 −0.2 −0.1%
1988 208.2 +0.2 +0.1%
1987 208 +0.5 +0.24%
1986 207.5 +0.6 +0.29%
1985 206.9 +0.3 +0.15%
1984 206.6 −0.1 −0.05%
1983 206.7 −1 −0.48%
1982 207.7 −2 −0.95%
1981 209.7 −3.2 −1.5%
1980 212.9 −4.2 −1.93%
1979 217.1 −5.5 −2.47%
1978 222.6 −6.2 −2.71%
1977 228.8 −7 −2.97%
1976 235.8 −7.5 −3.08%
1975 243.3 −8.2 −3.26%
1974 251.5 −8.3 −3.19%
1973 259.8 −8.2 −3.06%
1972 268 −8.3 −3%
1971 276.3 −111.1 −28.68%
1970 387.4 −9.8 −2.47%
1969 397.2 −9.6 −2.36%
1968 406.8 +101.4 +33.2%
1967 305.4 −6.7 −2.15%
1966 312.1 −6.7 −2.1%
1965 318.8 −6.9 −2.12%
1964 325.7

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.