Number of infant deaths in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of infant deaths was 519,644 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of infant deaths in Nigeria, 1965–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths in Nigeria stood at 519,644.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Nigeria peaked at 528,639 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 367,845, in 1977.
Nigeria ranks 2nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 437,030 | 377,820 | 528,639 | 5 |
| 1970s | 384,969 | 367,845 | 521,516 | 10 |
| 1980s | 392,562 | 368,822 | 428,592 | 10 |
| 1990s | 481,558 | 440,182 | 505,850 | 10 |
| 2000s | 495,251 | 485,494 | 508,820 | 10 |
| 2010s | 495,123 | 488,444 | 498,939 | 10 |
| 2020s | 509,585 | 497,425 | 519,644 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Nigeria?
- Number of infant deaths in Nigeria was 519,644 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 528,639 in 1968.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 367,845 in 1977.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of infant deaths?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.