Health in Nigeria 1,217 indicators covering health for Nigeria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Death rates amphetamine overdoses by age 0 2021 — 1st Death rates cocaine overdoses by age 0 2021 — 1st Deaths drug use disorders by sex 0.11 2021 up 83.3% 152nd Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex 0.02 2021 unchanged 148th Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex 0.01 2021 — 147th Deaths opioid overdoses by sex 0.08 2021 up 100.0% 147th Deaths from substance disorders who 1,779 2021 up 45.8% 20th Death rates substance disorders who 0.814 2021 up 14.3% 151st Death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who 0 2021 — 15th Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who 147.77 2021 up 41.2% 41st Dengue fever deaths 1.33 2021 up 49.4% 29th Death rate from cardiovascular disease age standardized ghe 222.95 2021 up 1.5% 110th Deaths from cardiovascular disease type 1,863 2021 down 4.4% 15th Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized 1.57 2021 down 24.8% 81st Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized 20.65 2021 up 1.5% 98th Death rate from ischaemic heart disease who ghe age standardized 92.19 2021 up 7.9% 103rd Deaths from cardiovascular diseases by region 179,916 2021 up 31.7% 18th Total disease burden who 129.70 million 2021 up 3.1% 3rd Burden of disease who 60,776 2021 down 20.0% 9th Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who 28.81 2021 down 2.0% 192nd Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 74.8% 2023 up 115.6% 8th Male female ratio suicides rates 5.3 2021 up 6.9% 27th Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 207,785 2021 up 123.3% 8th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 43,137 2021 up 30.6% 10th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 3,588 2021 down 5.4% 35th Share of women who are smoking 0.5 2022 down 50.0% 160th Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking 6.1 2022 down 44.5% 166th Share of men who are smoking 6.1 2022 down 44.5% 166th Adults smoking 2007 2018 3.3 2022 down 45.0% 166th Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 3,112 2024 up 635.7% 10th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 24.3% 2023 up 120.9% 17th Share healthy diet unaffordable 79.3 2024 up 8.3% 11th Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 294.25 per 1,000 people 2024 up 2.3% 9th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 158,000 2021 up 233.1% 5th Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 6.2 2014 up 21.6% 157th Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.31 2014 down 3.4% 94th Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 4.3 2014 up 22.9% 173rd Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 72.95 million 2024 down 48.0% 2nd Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 72.95 million 2024 down 48.0% 2nd Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 1,580 2015 down 15.1% 2nd Births attended by skilled health personnel 45.7% 2024 up 30.6% 158th Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 67.71 2019 down 6.7% 2nd Number of new leprosy cases 1,770 2024 down 40.7% 9th Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 634.74 million constant US$ 2024 up 21.9% 1st Pharmacists 1.51 2024 up 46.6% 105th Health worker density, by type of occupation 0.25 per 10,000 people 2024 up 31.6% 128th Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 69.0% 2025 up 64.3% 173rd Number of new hivaids infections who 48,000 2024 down 56.4% 4th Reported rabies deaths 51 2024 — 11th Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 3.04 million 2030 down 4.4% 35th Incidence of malaria 294.25 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 up 2.3% 10th Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 40,000 2025 up 29.7% 6th Concentrations of fine particulate matter 53.53 2023 up 22.7% 7th Death rate road traffic injuries 20.7 2019 down 17.5% 67th New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 296,338 2023 up 461.1% 4th Cholera case fatality rate 3.25 2021 up 2.5% 12th Medical doctors not further defined 74,543 2019 up 27.7% 19th Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 54.46 2023 up 5.1% 229th Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 1.9% 2030 down 26.9% 165th Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 2.0% 2030 down 28.6% 165th ← Previous Page 14 of 21 Next →