Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of deaths ages 10-14 years was 52,496 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 52,496 for number of deaths ages 10-14 years in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Nigeria peaked at 52,496 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31,663, in 1990.
That places Nigeria 2nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31,663 | — |
| 1991 | 32,112 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 32,490 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 32,743 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 32,979 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 33,048 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 33,084 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 33,069 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 32,960 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 32,911 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 32,924 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 33,033 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 33,242 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 33,539 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 33,857 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 34,248 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 34,717 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 35,230 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 35,747 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 36,332 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 37,021 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 37,855 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 38,803 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 39,857 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 40,954 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 42,078 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 43,219 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 44,358 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 45,583 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 46,930 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 48,235 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 49,539 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 50,786 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 51,714 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 52,496 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,706 | 31,663 | 33,084 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,287 | 32,924 | 36,332 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,666 | 37,021 | 46,930 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,554 | 48,235 | 52,496 | 5 |
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More education data for Nigeria
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.66 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.16 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.31 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -64.76 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.51 million (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.52 % change on previous year (2011)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 504,448 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 408,857 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 608,519 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.32 % change on previous year (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Nigeria?
- Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Nigeria was 52,496 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 10-14 years recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 52,496 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 10-14 years recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,663 in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of deaths ages 10-14 years?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 10-14 years rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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 deaths ages 10-14 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of adolescents ages 10-14 years