Number of under-five deaths, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of under-five deaths, female was 397,831 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of under-five deaths, female in Nigeria, 1969–2024
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
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female in Nigeria is 397,831, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Nigeria peaked at 472,465 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 318,301, in 1971.
Nigeria ranks 1st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 472,465 | — |
| 1970 | 464,892 | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 318,301 | -31.5% |
| 1972 | 321,186 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 323,638 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 326,289 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 328,111 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 328,485 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 328,749 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 330,927 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 332,554 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 334,953 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 338,372 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 343,663 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 350,461 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 356,767 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 363,038 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 369,785 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 376,060 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 382,544 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 389,798 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 397,093 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 404,108 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 411,940 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 420,444 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 427,497 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 433,815 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 437,849 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 438,521 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 435,669 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 432,949 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 430,205 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 425,387 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 419,944 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 414,106 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 407,835 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 402,558 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 397,515 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 394,338 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 391,898 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 391,792 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 392,663 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 393,337 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 393,721 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 394,190 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 396,577 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 398,754 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 398,897 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 398,453 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 398,130 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 397,706 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 395,850 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 396,551 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 398,385 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 398,904 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 397,831 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 472,465 | 472,465 | 472,465 | 1 |
| 1970s | 340,313 | 318,301 | 464,892 | 10 |
| 1980s | 360,544 | 334,953 | 389,798 | 10 |
| 1990s | 423,988 | 397,093 | 438,521 | 10 |
| 2000s | 407,558 | 391,792 | 430,205 | 10 |
| 2010s | 396,243 | 392,663 | 398,897 | 10 |
| 2020s | 397,504 | 395,850 | 398,904 | 5 |
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More education data for Nigeria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 913,305 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.59 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 89.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Nigeria?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Nigeria was 397,831 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 472,465 in 1969.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 318,301 in 1971.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.