Health in Nigeria

1,194 indicators covering health for Nigeria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Private health expenditure per person 193.5 2023 up 55.3% 129th
Public healthcare spending share gdp 0.6009 2023 up 22.8% 183rd
Health spending per person by source 37.3 2023 up 53.3% 163rd
Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases 34 2018 down 96.1% 1st
Number of new hiv infections per year 48,098 2024 down 57.5% 4th
Deaths from aids un 42,176 2024 down 47.3% 3rd
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years 6.69 2020 down 21.9% 19th
Cost healthy diet 4.72 2024 up 69.8% 60th
Terrorism deaths by region 1,493 2021 up 234.0% 2nd
Medical doctors 96,321 2024 up 46.5% 29th
Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV 29,000 2024 down 65.5% 6th
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 31.3% 2024 up 4.1% 88th
Mean systolic blood pressure 121.8 2015 down 3.1% 123rd
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on infectious diseases 39 2023 up 62.5% 173rd
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access 39 2023 up 21.9% 159th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and 44 2023 up 15.8% 181st
UHC Service Coverage Index 47 2023 up 23.7% 169th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on noncommunicable diseases 76 2023 up 5.6% 9th
Stillbirth rate 23.88 2023 down 10.3% 12th
Number of stillbirths 183,749 2023 down 8.3% 3rd
Hepb3 number unvaccinated 2.25 million 2023 down 39.8% 1st
Rotavirus vaccines completed dose (RotaC) immunization coverage among 47.0% 2025 β€” 124th
Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV 11,000 2024 down 62.1% 7th
Tb related deaths hiv 6,700 2023 down 87.1% 4th
Smoking bans in public places 2 2022 down 33.3% 143rd
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic 3.9% 2023 up 12.9% 158th
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health 12.2% 2023 down 1.6% 53rd
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 14.1% 2023 down 1.2% 184th
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure 70.9% 2023 up 0.0% 7th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 0.5% 2023 up 11.6% 185th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 3.9% 2023 up 13.2% 181st
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current 73.6% 2023 up 0.5% 6th
Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$ 61.57 2023 down 36.7% 166th
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$ 45.33 2023 down 36.4% 140th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) per capita in 8.71 2023 down 37.4% 174th
Total healthcare expenditure gdp 3.86 2023 up 12.9% 159th
Health expenditure government expenditure 3.91 2023 up 13.2% 182nd
Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100 000 population) 11 2023 down 77.1% 38th
Hib vaccine 67 2024 up 55.8% 175th
External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ 7.54 2023 down 37.8% 83rd
Dentists 5,722 2024 up 62.5% 53rd
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rur 22.9% 2024 unchanged 80th
Nursing and midwifery personnel 267,951 2024 up 52.1% 21st
Nursing personnel 267,951 2024 up 257.6% 20th
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural 22.4% 2024 up 38.4% 60th
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 32.08 2019 down 7.9% 93rd
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 28.88 2019 down 7.8% 109th
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 46.6% 2019 up 75.2% 133rd
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence 36.1 2019 down 0.8% 110th
Hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 11.1% 2019 up 152.3% 146th
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 10.5% 2019 up 138.6% 143rd
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 27.3% 2019 up 70.6% 140th
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 28.6% 2019 up 72.3% 141st
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 44.8% 2019 up 75.7% 134th
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude 32.3 2019 down 1.5% 142nd
Pneumococcal conjugate second or third-dose vaccines (PCVc) 62.0% 2025 up 72.2% 144th
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urb 38.2% 2024 unchanged 83rd
Adolescent birth rate 1.87 2020 down 54.1% 36th
Estimated number of malaria cases 68.47 million Cases 2024 up 28.0% 1st
Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases 84 2023 up 1.2% 40th