Number of infant deaths, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of infant deaths, female was 231,292 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
231,292
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
2nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
246,381
in 1968
All-time low
166,578
in 1977
Years of data
60
1965–2024
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% |
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 |
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More education data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 904,852 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 11.54 % change on previous year (2011)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % 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.