Number of child deaths per woman in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5759 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
2nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.61 under-five deaths per woman
in 1968
All-time low
0.5759 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Number of child deaths per woman in Nigeria, 1962–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths per woman in Nigeria is 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman, 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, number of child deaths per woman in Nigeria peaked at 2.61 under-five deaths per woman in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman, 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.
Number of child deaths per woman in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | under-five deaths per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.99 under-five deaths per woman | — |
| 1963 | 1.98 under-five deaths per woman | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 2.07 under-five deaths per woman | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 2.03 under-five deaths per woman | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 1.99 under-five deaths per woman | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 1.95 under-five deaths per woman | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 2.61 under-five deaths per woman | +33.6% |
| 1969 | 2.56 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 2.51 under-five deaths per woman | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 1.8 under-five deaths per woman | -28.0% |
| 1972 | 1.76 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 1.72 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 1.65 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 1.61 under-five deaths per woman | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 1.57 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 1.54 under-five deaths per woman | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.5 under-five deaths per woman | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.46 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.43 under-five deaths per woman | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.41 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 1.4 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.38 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.37 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.36 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.34 under-five deaths per woman | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.33 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.31 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.3 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.28 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.26 under-five deaths per woman | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.23 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.01 under-five deaths per woman | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9629 under-five deaths per woman | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9212 under-five deaths per woman | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.885 under-five deaths per woman | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8567 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8297 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8056 under-five deaths per woman | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7804 under-five deaths per woman | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7556 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7326 under-five deaths per woman | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7094 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6881 under-five deaths per woman | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6722 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6617 under-five deaths per woman | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6553 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6472 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6383 under-five deaths per woman | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6313 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6235 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6157 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6002 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5899 under-five deaths per woman | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman | -2.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1232 under-five deaths per woman, 4.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214 under-five deaths per woman, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of child deaths 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 under-five deaths per woman | 2.61 under-five deaths per woman |
| 1971 | -28.0% | 2.51 under-five deaths per woman | 1.8 under-five deaths per woman |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.15 under-five deaths per woman | 1.95 under-five deaths per woman | 2.61 under-five deaths per woman | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.73 under-five deaths per woman | 1.5 under-five deaths per woman | 2.51 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 under-five deaths per woman | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | 1.46 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 under-five deaths per woman | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | 1.34 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9179 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7804 under-five deaths per woman | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6792 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6313 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7556 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.601 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6235 under-five deaths per woman | 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 number of child deaths per woman in Nigeria?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Nigeria was 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 under-five deaths per woman in 1968.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).