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Nigeria: Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)

115.60per 1,000 live births · 2024-2.6% since 2014

Probability of dying by age 5 per 1,000 live births. Annual figures for Nigeria from 1964 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (per 1,000 live births)Note
2024115.6
2023116.8
2022117.5
2021117.6
2020117.4
2019117.4
2018117.2
2017117.2
2016117.4
2015117.8
2014118.7
2013119.9
2012121.6
2011123.8
2010126.3
2009129.2
2008132.5
2007136.5
2006140.9
2005145.8
2004151.4
2003157.4
2002163.9
2001170.5
2000177.3
1999183.6
1998189.4
1997194.3
1996198.1
1995201
1994203.1
1993204.6
1992205.7
1991206.7
1990207.6
1989208
1988208.2
1987208
1986207.5
1985206.9
1984206.6
1983206.7
1982207.7
1981209.7
1980212.9
1979217.1
1978222.6
1977228.8
1976235.8
1975243.3
1974251.5
1973259.8
1972268
1971276.3
1970387.4
1969397.2
1968406.8
1967305.4
1966312.1
1965318.8
1964325.7

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). Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/who-under5-mortality (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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