Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Nigeria
Nigeria: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years was 8.8 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Nigeria is 8.8 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Nigeria peaked at 12.8 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.8 per 1,000, in 2016.
That places Nigeria 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.8 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 12.6 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 12.4 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 12.2 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 12 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 11.8 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 11.6 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 11.4 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 11.2 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 11 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 10.7 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 10.5 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 10.4 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 10.2 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 10 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 9.9 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 9.7 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 9.6 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 9.5 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.4 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 9.2 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 9.1 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 8.9 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.8 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 8.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9 per 1,000 | 11 per 1,000 | 12.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.99 per 1,000 | 9.4 per 1,000 | 10.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.94 per 1,000 | 8.8 per 1,000 | 9.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8 per 1,000 | 8.8 per 1,000 | 8.8 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 3 Central African Republic 10.3 per 1,000 compare
- 4 Chad 9.7 per 1,000 compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 9.5 per 1,000 compare
- 7 Somalia 8.5 per 1,000 compare
- 8 South Sudan 8.2 per 1,000 compare
- 9 Burundi 8 per 1,000 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 probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Nigeria?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Nigeria was 8.8 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8 per 1,000 in 2016.
- How does Nigeria rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years?
- Nigeria ranks 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 10-14 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 10, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.