Number of infant deaths, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of infant deaths, female was 231,292 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of infant deaths, female in Nigeria, 1965–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, female in Nigeria stood at 231,292.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Nigeria peaked at 246,381 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 166,578, in 1977.
That places Nigeria 2nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 172,856 | — |
| 1966 | 172,675 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 172,415 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 246,381 | +42.9% |
| 1969 | 243,170 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 242,667 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 168,515 | -30.6% |
| 1972 | 169,440 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 168,388 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 167,940 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 167,738 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 167,114 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 166,578 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 167,019 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 166,996 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 166,874 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 167,608 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 169,305 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 172,237 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 174,338 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 176,111 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 179,150 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 182,405 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 186,634 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 191,813 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 196,637 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 200,982 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 205,956 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 211,519 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 216,409 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 221,325 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 225,345 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 226,998 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 226,507 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 227,170 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 228,468 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 227,794 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 225,535 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 222,790 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 219,291 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 216,761 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 214,801 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 213,773 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 213,343 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 214,431 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 215,665 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 216,765 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 217,607 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 218,067 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 220,241 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 222,000 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 221,551 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 221,224 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 221,294 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 221,452 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 221,412 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 223,726 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 227,364 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 230,037 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 231,292 | +0.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 231,292 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,494, 66.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 231,292 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,972, 23.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, female in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +42.9% | 172,415 | 246,381 |
| 1971 | -30.6% | 242,667 | 168,515 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 201,499 | 172,415 | 246,381 | 5 |
| 1970s | 175,240 | 166,578 | 242,667 | 10 |
| 1980s | 176,648 | 166,874 | 191,813 | 10 |
| 1990s | 215,885 | 196,637 | 227,170 | 10 |
| 2000s | 219,699 | 213,343 | 228,468 | 10 |
| 2010s | 219,587 | 215,665 | 222,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 226,766 | 221,412 | 231,292 | 5 |
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 in Nigeria?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Nigeria was 231,292 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 246,381 in 1968.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 166,578 in 1977.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.