World Data Atlas Topics Demographics Neonatal Mortality Rate

The neonatal mortality rate in Nigeria

34.9 per 1,000 live births in 2021

Neonatal mortality rate of Nigeria fell gradually from 63.7 per 1,000 live births in 1972 to 34.9 per 1,000 live births in 2021.

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Alternate Sources
IHME Infant and Child Mortality Estimates, February 2011 41.27 per 1000 births in 2010 IHME
The neonatal mortality rate in Africa
South Sudan 39.6 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Somalia 36 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Lesotho 35.3 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Niger 33.7 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Mali 33.4 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Chad 32.3 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Central African Republic 31.9 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Guinea 31.1 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Sierra Leone 30.9 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Mortality indicators in Nigeria
Children Deaths 467,326 cases in 2010 IHME
Children Mortality Rate 110.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Infant Mortality Rate 70.6 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Life Expectancy 53.07 years in 2021 WB
Maternal Deaths 67,000 numbers in 2017 WB
Mortality Rate 366.11 per 1,000 female adults in 2021 WB
Neonatal Deaths 276,463 Number in 2021 WB
Post Neonatal Deaths 239,621 cases in 2010 IHME
Post Neonatal Mortality Rate 40.52 per 1000 births in 2010 IHME
Survival 45.56 % in 2021 WB
Under-5 Deaths 852,298 Number in 2021 WB
The neonatal mortality rate in Nigeria
Niger 31.3 per 1000 births in 2010 IHME