Health in Nigeria

1,194 indicators covering health for Nigeria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Suicide and other terrorist attacks 445 2021 up 160.2% 3rd
Deaths from terrorist attacks by method of attack stacked bar 72 2021 3rd
Terrorism deaths rate 0.6996 2021 up 159.0% 11th
Deaths from terrorist attacks by method 72 2021 3rd
Prevalence of HIV, total 1.2% 2024 down 33.3% 31st
Number of people who are undernourished 45.40 million 2023 up 119.3% 2nd
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban 36.8% 2024 up 28.6% 86th
External health expenditure channeled through government 37.2% 2023 down 25.7% 85th
Mortality from ncds sdgs 17.7 2021 down 2.2% 105th
Mortality from ncds gender 18.5 2021 down 4.1% 117th
Healthy life expectancy at birth 54.95 2021 up 5.2% 157th
Death rates from mental and substance disorders by age who 0 2021 1st
Death rate from cardiomyopathy myocarditis endocarditis who ghe age st 7.34 2021 down 1.9% 66th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 16.9% 2021 down 0.6% 84th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 18.5% 2021 down 4.1% 117th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 17.7% 2021 down 2.2% 105th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 1.07 per 100,000 population 2021 up 12.6% 51st
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 1.03 per 100,000 female population 2021 up 21.2% 31st
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 1.11 per 100,000 male population 2021 up 4.7% 68th
Suicide mortality rate, female 1.53 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 6.1% 148th
Suicide mortality rate, male 8.38 per 100,000 male population 2021 up 2.2% 112th
Suicide mortality rate 4.99 per 100,000 population 2021 up 1.0% 123rd
Nurses and midwives 1.65 per 1,000 people 2022 up 69.3% 142nd
Share of women among the population living with hiv 64.21 2024 up 6.6% 22nd
Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies f 94.08 2023 down 2.3% 5th
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 90.3% 2023 down 8.5% 46th
Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for c 10.11 2023 up 696.9% 28th
Diabetes prevalence who gho 6.2 2014 up 21.6% 160th
Child mortality rate ihme 10.37 2019 down 29.6% 6th
Neonatal mortality ihme 3.64 2019 down 16.1% 4th
Number of neonatal deaths ihme 277,187 2019 down 6.2% 2nd
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol 1.21 2020 down 28.4% 111th
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projecte 3.78 2020 down 25.3% 100th
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, pr 6.31 2020 down 25.1% 101st
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv 83 2024 up 137.1% 44th
Diabetes treatment coverage, crude 23.17 2022 up 1.5% 150th
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized 10.92 2022 up 31.5% 120th
Prevalence of diabetes, crude 8.97 2022 up 37.5% 158th
Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized 25.07 2022 up 3.0% 149th
Inequality in life expectancy 0.3864 2023 down 10.2% 1st
Inequality in life expectancy vs health expenditure per capita 0.3864 2023 down 10.2% 1st
Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group 12.59 2024 down 2.3% 1st
Maternal mortality ratio vs gdp per capita 1,047 2020 down 6.7% 2nd
Maternal mortality slope chart 1,047 2020 down 6.7% 3rd
The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 1,047 2020 down 6.7% 3rd
Number of maternal deaths by region 81,747 2020 up 7.5% 1st
Maternal mortality vs births attended by health staff 1,047 2020 down 6.7% 3rd
Maternal mortality vs neonatal mortality 1,047 2020 down 6.7% 3rd
Maternal deaths by income group 81,747 2020 up 7.5% 1st
Maternal mortality vs fertility 1,047 2020 down 6.7% 3rd
Maternal deaths ihme 81,747 2020 up 7.5% 1st
Maternal mortality ratio vs mean daily income 1,047 2020 down 6.7% 2nd
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologi 82.5% 2023 down 6.6% 33rd
Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking 85.95 2023 down 0.2% 6th
Hib (Hib3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 62.0% 2025 up 47.6% 180th
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis third-dose  (DTP3) immunizatio 62.0% 2025 up 47.6% 181st
Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage amo 56.0% 2025 up 33.3% 183rd
Hepatitis B (HepB3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 62.0% 2025 up 47.6% 176th
Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage by 35.0% 2025 188th
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) immunization 70.0% 2025 up 42.9% 183rd