What is child mortality vs. health spending in Nigeria?

Child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending recorded in Nigeria?

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

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Nigeria?

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

How does Nigeria rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

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

Is child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Nigeria

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Nigeria
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Nigeria: Child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending 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

Nigeria recorded 11.56 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. health spending in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending 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.

Nigeria ranks 1st of 199 countries on this measure, 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)
Population ages 15-64, female 66.10 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 96.25 million (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 3.11 million (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 3.14 million (2025)

All data for Nigeria →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Nigeria?: Child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending recorded in Nigeria?: The highest recorded value was 40.68 deaths per 100 live births in 1968.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Nigeria?: The lowest recorded value was 11.56 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Nigeria rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Nigeria ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
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 .