Infant Mortality Rate: Nigeria
Nigeria's infant mortality rate is currently 69.8 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # Nigeria Infant Mortality Rate Nigeria's infant mortality rate stands at 69.
Current (2024)
69.8 per 1,000 births
-0.4% y/y
Peak (1968)
217.9 per 1,000 births
Low (2015)
68 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1964–2024 · 61 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — Nigeria
1964 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — Nigeria
Analysis# Nigeria Infant Mortality Rate
Nigeria's infant mortality rate stands at 69.8 per 1,000 births in 2024, reflecting substantial progress over six decades. Since 1964, the rate has fallen 59.3%, declining from 128.1 to its current level. The country reached its lowest point at 68 per 1,000 births in 2015, though rates have plateaued slightly since then, hovering between 68 and 70.2 over the past nine years. This contrasts sharply with Nigeria's 1968 peak of 217.9 per 1,000 births, demonstrating the impact of improved healthcare infrastructure and child survival interventions.
Recent data from 2015 onward reveals a stalled momentum. After hitting the all-time low in 2015, the rate has gradually edged upward, rising 1.8 points through 2024. The slight decline from 2023 to 2024 (70.1 to 69.8) suggests potential stabilization, yet the upward drift from 2015's benchmark indicates challenges in sustaining further reductions without renewed policy focus.
Historical Data
61 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 69.8 per 1,000 births | -0.43% |
| 2023 | 70.1 per 1,000 births | -0.14% |
| 2022 | 70.2 per 1,000 births | +0.43% |
| 2021 | 69.9 per 1,000 births | +0.58% |
| 2020 | 69.5 per 1,000 births | +0.58% |
| 2019 | 69.1 per 1,000 births | +0.58% |
| 2018 | 68.7 per 1,000 births | +0.59% |
| 2017 | 68.3 per 1,000 births | +0.29% |
| 2016 | 68.1 per 1,000 births | +0.15% |
| 2015 | 68 per 1,000 births | -0.15% |
| 2014 | 68.1 per 1,000 births | -0.58% |
| 2013 | 68.5 per 1,000 births | -0.87% |
| 2012 | 69.1 per 1,000 births | -1.29% |
| 2011 | 70 per 1,000 births | -1.55% |
| 2010 | 71.1 per 1,000 births | -1.66% |
| 2009 | 72.3 per 1,000 births | -2.03% |
| 2008 | 73.8 per 1,000 births | -2.38% |
| 2007 | 75.6 per 1,000 births | -2.70% |
| 2006 | 77.7 per 1,000 births | -2.87% |
| 2005 | 80 per 1,000 births | -3.26% |
Show all 61 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 82.7 per 1,000 births | -3.39% |
| 2003 | 85.6 per 1,000 births | -3.39% |
| 2002 | 88.6 per 1,000 births | -3.49% |
| 2001 | 91.8 per 1,000 births | -3.27% |
| 2000 | 94.9 per 1,000 births | -2.87% |
| 1999 | 97.7 per 1,000 births | -2.50% |
| 1998 | 100.2 per 1,000 births | -1.86% |
| 1997 | 102.1 per 1,000 births | -1.26% |
| 1996 | 103.4 per 1,000 births | -0.77% |
| 1995 | 104.2 per 1,000 births | -0.38% |
| 1994 | 104.6 per 1,000 births | -0.10% |
| 1993 | 104.7 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 1992 | 104.7 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 1991 | 104.7 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 1990 | 104.7 per 1,000 births | +0.29% |
| 1989 | 104.4 per 1,000 births | +0.19% |
| 1988 | 104.2 per 1,000 births | +0.39% |
| 1987 | 103.8 per 1,000 births | +0.39% |
| 1986 | 103.4 per 1,000 births | +0.39% |
| 1985 | 103 per 1,000 births | +0.19% |
| 1984 | 102.8 per 1,000 births | -0.10% |
| 1983 | 102.9 per 1,000 births | -0.58% |
| 1982 | 103.5 per 1,000 births | -1.15% |
| 1981 | 104.7 per 1,000 births | -1.69% |
| 1980 | 106.5 per 1,000 births | -2.20% |
| 1979 | 108.9 per 1,000 births | -2.68% |
| 1978 | 111.9 per 1,000 births | -3.03% |
| 1977 | 115.4 per 1,000 births | -3.27% |
| 1976 | 119.3 per 1,000 births | -3.48% |
| 1975 | 123.6 per 1,000 births | -3.66% |
| 1974 | 128.3 per 1,000 births | -3.46% |
| 1973 | 132.9 per 1,000 births | -3.49% |
| 1972 | 137.7 per 1,000 births | -3.37% |
| 1971 | 142.5 per 1,000 births | -31.03% |
| 1970 | 206.6 per 1,000 births | -2.68% |
| 1969 | 212.3 per 1,000 births | -2.57% |
| 1968 | 217.9 per 1,000 births | +36.61% |
| 1967 | 159.5 per 1,000 births | -2.45% |
| 1966 | 163.5 per 1,000 births | -2.45% |
| 1965 | 167.6 per 1,000 births | -2.39% |
| 1964 | 171.7 per 1,000 births | — |
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