Nigeria — Infant mortality
Infant Mortality Rate for Nigeria, 1964–2024.
Infant mortality for Nigeria was 69.8 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 61 years, from 1964 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 217.9 in 1968. The lowest was 68.0 in 2015 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.49% per year.
Nigeria ranks 2 of 196 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 1%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 38.0, so Nigeria sits above it. It peaked in 1968 and has fallen 68% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 2%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 2 of 48 economies; Niger (65.6) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 37% in 1968.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 12th of 137 in 1964 → 4th of 155 in 1970 → 38th of 179 in 1980 → 22nd of 196 in 1990 → 18th of 196 in 2000 → 14th of 196 in 2010 → 4th of 196 in 2020 → 2nd of 196 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1964 to 2024
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 69.8 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 70.1 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 70.2 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 69.9 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 69.5 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 69.1 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 68.7 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 68.3 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 68.1 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 68 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 68.1 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 68.5 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 69.1 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 70 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 71.1 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 72.3 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 73.8 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 75.6 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 77.7 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 80 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 82.7 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 85.6 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 88.6 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 91.8 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 94.9 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 97.7 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 100.2 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 102.1 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 103.4 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 104.2 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 104.6 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 104.7 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 104.7 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 104.7 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 104.7 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 104.4 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 104.2 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 103.8 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 103.4 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 103 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 102.8 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 102.9 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 103.5 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 104.7 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 106.5 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 108.9 | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 111.9 | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 115.4 | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 119.3 | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 123.6 | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 128.3 | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 132.9 | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 137.7 | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 142.5 | -31.0% |
| 1970 | 206.6 | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 212.3 | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 217.9 | +36.6% |
| 1967 | 159.5 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 163.5 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 167.6 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 171.7 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Nigeria’s Infant mortality in 1965?
167.6 (1965). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Nigeria’s Infant mortality figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — per 1,000 live births — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Nigeria’s Infant mortality growing or shrinking?
Between 1964 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -59.3% in total — about 1.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.DYN.IMRT.IN. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 69.8; 2023: 70.1; 2022: 70.2; 2021: 69.9; 2020: 69.5. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.DYN.IMRT.IN — Infant Mortality Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.