What is child mortality by income level of country in Nigeria?

Child mortality by income level of country in Nigeria was 11.56 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Nigeria?

The highest recorded value was 40.68 deaths per 100 live births in 1968.

What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Nigeria?

The lowest recorded value was 11.56 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Nigeria rank for child mortality by income level of country?

Nigeria ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Nigeria?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Nigeria data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality by income level of country in Nigeria

Name: Child mortality by income level of country in Nigeria
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Nigeria: Child mortality by income level of country was 11.56 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

11.56 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.0%

World rank

1st

of 199 countries

All-time high

40.68 deaths per 100 live births

in 1968

All-time low

11.56 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1964–2024

Child mortality by income level of country in Nigeria, 1964–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality by income level of country in Nigeria stood at 11.56 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality by income level of country in Nigeria peaked at 40.68 deaths per 100 live births in 1968 and was at its lowest, 11.56 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Nigeria 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	34.43 deaths per 100 live births	30.54 deaths per 100 live births	40.68 deaths per 100 live births	6
1970s	25.91 deaths per 100 live births	21.71 deaths per 100 live births	38.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	20.82 deaths per 100 live births	20.66 deaths per 100 live births	21.29 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	19.94 deaths per 100 live births	18.36 deaths per 100 live births	20.76 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	15.05 deaths per 100 live births	12.92 deaths per 100 live births	17.73 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	11.97 deaths per 100 live births	11.72 deaths per 100 live births	12.63 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	11.7 deaths per 100 live births	11.56 deaths per 100 live births	11.76 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

2 Niger 11.07 deaths per 100 live births compare
3 Somalia 10.11 deaths per 100 live births compare
4 Chad 9.73 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Nigeria

Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 3.21 million (2025)
Population, male 50.6% (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 3.15 million (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 3.23 million (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 3.13 million (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 96.25 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 40.6% (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 3.11 million (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 3.14 million (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality by income level of country in Nigeria?: Child mortality by income level of country in Nigeria was 11.56 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Nigeria?: The highest recorded value was 40.68 deaths per 100 live births in 1968.
What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Nigeria?: The lowest recorded value was 11.56 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Nigeria rank for child mortality by income level of country?: Nigeria ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Nigeria?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality by income level of country
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .