Children died before five per woman in Nigeria
Nigeria: Children died before five per woman was 0.5759 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children died before five per woman in Nigeria, 1962–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Nigeria is 0.5759, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Nigeria peaked at 2.61 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.5759, in 2024.
Nigeria ranks 2nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Children died before five per woman in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.99 | — |
| 1963 | 1.98 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 2.07 | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 2.03 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 1.99 | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 1.95 | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 2.61 | +33.6% |
| 1969 | 2.56 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 2.51 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 1.8 | -28.0% |
| 1972 | 1.76 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 1.72 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 1.69 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 1.65 | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 1.61 | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 1.57 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 1.54 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.5 | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.46 | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.43 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.41 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 1.4 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.38 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.37 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.36 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.35 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.35 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.35 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.34 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.33 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.31 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.3 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.28 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.26 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.23 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.19 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.15 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 1.12 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.09 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.05 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.01 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9629 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9212 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.885 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8567 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8297 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8056 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7804 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7556 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7326 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7094 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6881 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6722 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6617 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6553 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6472 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6383 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6313 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6235 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6157 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6002 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5899 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5759 | -2.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.5759 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1232, 4.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.5759 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children died before five per woman in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +33.6% | 1.95 | 2.61 |
| 1971 | -28.0% | 2.51 | 1.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.15 | 1.95 | 2.61 | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.73 | 1.5 | 2.51 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 | 1.35 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 | 1.12 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9179 | 0.7804 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6792 | 0.6313 | 0.7556 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.601 | 0.5759 | 0.6235 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More reference data data for Nigeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Nigeria?
- Children died before five per woman in Nigeria was 0.5759 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 in 1968.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5759 in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for children died before five per woman?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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