Health in Nigeria 1,217 indicators covering health for Nigeria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 48.5% 2017 up 15.0% 78th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 60.7% 2017 up 18.4% 73rd People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 80.2% 2017 up 14.2% 65th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 71.5% 2017 up 29.8% 82nd People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 86.7% 2017 up 22.4% 73rd People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 91.4% 2017 up 15.4% 74th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 95.9% 2017 up 10.4% 67th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 97.0% 2017 up 4.9% 69th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 13.0% 2017 down 32.1% 64th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 19.0% 2017 down 28.7% 63rd People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 21.5% 2017 down 34.7% 68th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 25.7% 2017 down 27.8% 70th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 42.3% 2017 down 9.5% 73rd People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 36.2% 2017 up 42.0% 60th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 41.8% 2017 up 36.8% 64th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 42.8% 2017 up 28.8% 70th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 40.5% 2017 up 16.5% 86th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 69.6% 2017 up 3.7% 84th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 51.7% 2017 down 3.8% 31st People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 38.3% 2017 down 11.3% 27th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 36.4% 2017 up 4.3% 21st People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 34.8% 2017 up 9.0% 14th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 20.8% 2017 up 20.9% 11th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 22.8% 2017 down 8.2% 17th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 15.0% 2017 up 11.2% 8th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 9.2% 2017 up 0.1% 4th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 3.7% 2017 down 37.1% 5th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 0.7% 2017 down 40.9% 5th Antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment 100.0% 2024 up 38.3% 1st Prevalence of syphilis 0.6% 2022 down 63.6% 54th Population in areas that warrant treatment with antibiotics, facial 5.39 million 2025 down 73.0% 3rd Sales of beer in 1000s hectolitres 11.89 2009 up 116.2% 105th Population 0-24 62.3% 2011 down 1.7% 25th Confirmed cases of MDR-TB 107 2012 up 137.8% 35th Number of people operated for trachomatous trichiasis 3,034 2025 down 73.4% 4th Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q1 40.3% 2018 up 69.3% 44th Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2 53.0% 2018 up 33.8% 44th Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q3 72.8% 2018 up 15.7% 43rd Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q4 83.5% 2018 up 2.1% 42nd Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 92.7% 2018 down 1.2% 42nd Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 3.2% 2018 down 37.3% 33rd Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2 6.3% 2018 down 34.4% 32nd Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q3 13.0% 2018 down 24.0% 28th Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4 23.5% 2018 down 25.2% 24th Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 43.3% 2018 down 26.5% 22nd Tuberculosis prevalence rate 171 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 45.2% 35th Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q1 3.7% 2018 up 48.0% 44th Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q2 6.3% 2018 up 65.8% 44th Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q3 11.2% 2018 up 43.6% 41st Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q4 18.0% 2018 up 27.7% 39th Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q5 22.3% 2018 unchanged 38th Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q1 4.4% 2018 up 37.5% 44th Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q2 7.8% 2018 up 50.0% 44th Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q3 14.6% 2018 up 28.1% 39th Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q4 25.2% 2018 up 18.3% 33rd Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q5 33.0% 2018 down 5.7% 31st New cases: other 0 2011 — 33rd Compliance with international health regulations 64 2016 up 68.4% 105th Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration a 36.4% 2018 up 46.2% 33rd Number of malaria cases treated with any first line tx courses 22.99 million 2024 up 45.0% 2nd ← Previous Page 18 of 21 Next →