Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.5032 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1969–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Nigeria is 0.5032 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 0.5694 units per square kilometre in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.394 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
Nigeria ranks 2nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.5694 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0.5618 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.394 units per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3988 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4025 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4061 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4088 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.41 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.411 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4135 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.416 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.419 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4233 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4297 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4386 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4473 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4552 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4646 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4736 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4826 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4925 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5028 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5116 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5204 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5292 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5377 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5453 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5509 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5521 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5503 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5456 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5421 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5375 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.531 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.525 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5198 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5145 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.511 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5069 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.505 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5038 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5024 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5026 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5031 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5034 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5042 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5048 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5044 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5034 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5025 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5009 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.498 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4987 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5018 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5032 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.5032 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0445 units per square kilometre, 11.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.5032 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0572 units per square kilometre, 8.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre 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 | -29.9% | 0.5618 units per square kilometre | 0.394 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5694 units per square kilometre | 0.5694 units per square kilometre | 0.5694 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.4222 units per square kilometre | 0.394 units per square kilometre | 0.5618 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4526 units per square kilometre | 0.419 units per square kilometre | 0.4925 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5346 units per square kilometre | 0.5028 units per square kilometre | 0.5521 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5197 units per square kilometre | 0.5038 units per square kilometre | 0.5421 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5032 units per square kilometre | 0.5009 units per square kilometre | 0.5048 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5004 units per square kilometre | 0.498 units per square kilometre | 0.5032 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 Palestine, State of 0.5404 units per square kilometre compare
- 3 Monaco 0.4798 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Burundi 0.4713 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Bangladesh 0.445 units per square kilometre compare
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, male, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 0.5032 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5694 units per square kilometre in 1969.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.394 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, male 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 under-five deaths, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, male 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 under-five deaths, male 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.