Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 36,104 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
36,104
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
2nd
of 196 countries
All-time high
36,104
in 2024
All-time low
31,418
in 2010
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Nigeria stood at 36,104. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Nigeria peaked at 36,104 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31,418, in 2010.
Nigeria ranks 2nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34,259 | — |
| 1991 | 34,514 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 34,794 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 34,994 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 35,167 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 35,198 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 35,065 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 34,864 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 34,512 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 34,206 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 33,852 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 33,453 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 33,040 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 32,669 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 32,344 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 32,087 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 31,887 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 31,659 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 31,524 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 31,455 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 31,418 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 31,502 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 31,600 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 31,726 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 31,892 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 32,199 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 32,623 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 33,156 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 33,664 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 34,220 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 34,740 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 35,189 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 35,566 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 35,822 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 36,104 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,757 | 34,206 | 35,198 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,397 | 31,455 | 33,852 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,400 | 31,418 | 34,220 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,484 | 34,740 | 36,104 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 15-19 years in Nigeria?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Nigeria was 36,104 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 15-19 years recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 36,104 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,418 in 2010.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 15-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of adolescents ages 15-19 years