Number of child deaths per woman in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths per woman in Nigeria, 1962–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths per woman in Nigeria is 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in Nigeria peaked at 2.61 under-five deaths per woman in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.
Nigeria ranks 2nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.15 under-five deaths per woman | 1.95 under-five deaths per woman | 2.61 under-five deaths per woman | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.73 under-five deaths per woman | 1.5 under-five deaths per woman | 2.51 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 under-five deaths per woman | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | 1.46 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 under-five deaths per woman | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | 1.34 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9179 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7804 under-five deaths per woman | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6792 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6313 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7556 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.601 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6235 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More reference data data for Nigeria
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 4.48 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.48 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.48 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.56 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 39.63 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.7265 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 44.13 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 31.69 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths per woman in Nigeria?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Nigeria was 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 under-five deaths per woman in 1968.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).