World Data Atlas Topics Demographics Under-5 Deaths

The under-5 deaths in Nigeria

852,298 Number in 2021

Between 1997 and 2021, under-5 deaths in Nigeria was decreasing on average by 0.33% each year, although before that, it grew from 684,781 in 1976 to 926,607 in 1997.

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Alternate Sources
IHME Infant and Child Mortality Estimates, February 2011 959,565 cases in 2010 IHME
The under-5 deaths in Africa
Ethiopia 177,737 Number in 2021 WB
Niger 124,291 Number in 2021 WB
Angola 89,896 Number in 2021 WB
Mali 85,222 Number in 2021 WB
Sudan 82,570 Number in 2021 WB
Somalia 79,723 Number in 2021 WB
Mozambique 79,353 Number in 2021 WB
Chad 76,471 Number in 2021 WB
Uganda 69,025 Number 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
Neonatal Mortality Rate 34.9 per 1,000 live births 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
The under-5 deaths in Nigeria
Niger 131,879 cases in 2010 IHME