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Nigeria: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)

69.80per 1,000 live births · 2024+2.5% since 2014

Probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1,000 live births. Annual figures for Nigeria from 1964 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (per 1,000 live births)Note
202469.8
202370.1
202270.2
202169.9
202069.5
201969.1
201868.7
201768.3
201668.1
201568
201468.1
201368.5
201269.1
201170
201071.1
200972.3
200873.8
200775.6
200677.7
200580
200482.7
200385.6
200288.6
200191.8
200094.9
199997.7
1998100.2
1997102.1
1996103.4
1995104.2
1994104.6
1993104.7
1992104.7
1991104.7
1990104.7
1989104.4
1988104.2
1987103.8
1986103.4
1985103
1984102.8
1983102.9
1982103.5
1981104.7
1980106.5
1979108.9
1978111.9
1977115.4
1976119.3
1975123.6
1974128.3
1973132.9
1972137.7
1971142.5
1970206.6
1969212.3
1968217.9
1967159.5
1966163.5
1965167.6
1964171.7

Source

Published by World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Health Organization (2026). Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/who-infant-mortality (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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