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% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 397,831 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,313, 92.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 397,831 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,955, 28.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -31.5% | 464,892 | 318,301 |
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 |
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 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.