Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.2526 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2526 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
3rd
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.2705 units per square kilometre
in 1968
All-time low
0.1829 units per square kilometre
in 1977
Years of data
59
1965–2023
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.2526 units per square kilometre for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 0.2705 units per square kilometre in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.1829 units per square kilometre, in 1977.
Nigeria ranks 3rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.1898 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.1896 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1893 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2705 units per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1969 | 0.267 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2664 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.185 units per square kilometre | -30.6% |
| 1972 | 0.186 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1849 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1844 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1842 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1835 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1829 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1834 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1834 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1832 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.184 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1859 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1891 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1914 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1934 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1967 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2003 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2049 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2106 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2159 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2207 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2261 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2322 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2376 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.243 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2474 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2492 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2487 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2494 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2509 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2501 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2476 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2446 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2408 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.238 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2358 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2347 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2342 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2354 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2368 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.238 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2389 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2394 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2418 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2437 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2433 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2429 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.243 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2431 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2431 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2456 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2496 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2526 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2212 units per square kilometre | 0.1893 units per square kilometre | 0.2705 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.1924 units per square kilometre | 0.1829 units per square kilometre | 0.2664 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.194 units per square kilometre | 0.1832 units per square kilometre | 0.2106 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.237 units per square kilometre | 0.2159 units per square kilometre | 0.2494 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2412 units per square kilometre | 0.2342 units per square kilometre | 0.2509 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2411 units per square kilometre | 0.2368 units per square kilometre | 0.2437 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2477 units per square kilometre | 0.2431 units per square kilometre | 0.2526 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 912,245 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.24 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.20 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 33.42 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1466 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 0.2526 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2705 units per square kilometre in 1968.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1829 units per square kilometre in 1977.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.