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Nigeria: Mortality rate, under-5

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

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year. 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 Bank, produced by UNICEF, World Health Organization, World Bank, United Nations. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Mortality rate, under-5. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-mortality-rate-under-5 (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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