Number of under-five deaths in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of under-five deaths was 855,676 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of under-five deaths in Nigeria, 1969–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Nigeria stood at 855,676.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Nigeria peaked at 991,094 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 677,119, in 1971.
That places Nigeria 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 991,094 | 991,094 | 991,094 | 1 |
| 1970s | 724,884 | 677,119 | 976,521 | 10 |
| 1980s | 772,786 | 716,538 | 838,347 | 10 |
| 1990s | 910,876 | 855,067 | 941,372 | 10 |
| 2000s | 880,846 | 850,628 | 923,928 | 10 |
| 2010s | 854,512 | 850,216 | 858,537 | 10 |
| 2020s | 853,687 | 849,380 | 857,244 | 5 |
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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 under-five deaths in Nigeria?
- Number of under-five deaths in Nigeria was 855,676 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 991,094 in 1969.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 677,119 in 1971.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.