Nigeria · annual SERIES
Neonatal mortality rate in Nigeria
Deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1,000 live births, both sexes.
39.05per 1,000 live births
2024Observation year
-0.49% from 2023
Source note for 2024: {"display":"39.0 [31.9-48.1]","low":"31.912176625","high":"48.080844625","comments":null}
per 1,000 live births · World Health Organization · Missing observations remain gaps.
Underlying data
Download CSV| Year | Value | Status & source note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39.045722933 | present · {"display":"39.0 [31.9-48.1]","low":"31.912176625","high":"48.080844625","comments":null} |
| 2023 | 39.239418471 | present · {"display":"39.2 [32.8-47.3]","low":"32.808095504","high":"47.258566156","comments":null} |
| 2022 | 39.333548589 | present · {"display":"39.3 [33.4-46.4]","low":"33.441867727","high":"46.354552763","comments":null} |
| 2021 | 39.283577741 | present · {"display":"39.3 [34.0-45.6]","low":"33.977265320","high":"45.558898935","comments":null} |
| 2020 | 39.164442129 | present · {"display":"39.2 [34.4-44.8]","low":"34.351278021","high":"44.832515557","comments":null} |
| 2019 | 38.959362857 | present · {"display":"39.0 [34.5-44.3]","low":"34.532361341","high":"44.260999913","comments":null} |
| 2018 | 38.737068467 | present · {"display":"38.7 [34.6-43.7]","low":"34.564618763","high":"43.663837686","comments":null} |
| 2017 | 38.477787533 | present · {"display":"38.5 [34.5-43.1]","low":"34.508334887","high":"43.122360334","comments":null} |
| 2016 | 38.209648951 | present · {"display":"38.2 [34.3-42.6]","low":"34.324840416","high":"42.602624731","comments":null} |
| 2015 | 37.985969120 | present · {"display":"38.0 [34.2-42.2]","low":"34.202187202","high":"42.182614522","comments":null} |
| 2014 | 37.778049292 | present · {"display":"37.8 [34.1-41.8]","low":"34.065390054","high":"41.813239230","comments":null} |
| 2013 | 37.662714878 | present · {"display":"37.7 [33.9-41.6]","low":"33.938934300","high":"41.566455027","comments":null} |
| 2012 | 37.627350647 | present · {"display":"37.6 [33.9-41.5]","low":"33.924573425","high":"41.478921424","comments":null} |
| 2011 | 37.696343742 | present · {"display":"37.7 [34.0-41.5]","low":"34.029562110","high":"41.530504668","comments":null} |
| 2010 | 37.850188612 | present · {"display":"37.9 [34.2-41.6]","low":"34.199403271","high":"41.633086359","comments":null} |
| 2009 | 38.066636163 | present · {"display":"38.1 [34.4-41.9]","low":"34.430103143","high":"41.938646995","comments":null} |
| 2008 | 38.396228741 | present · {"display":"38.4 [34.8-42.2]","low":"34.802838029","high":"42.223487560","comments":null} |
| 2007 | 38.779099249 | present · {"display":"38.8 [35.2-42.6]","low":"35.173350188","high":"42.645079619","comments":null} |
| 2006 | 39.310905677 | present · {"display":"39.3 [35.6-43.3]","low":"35.595177765","high":"43.250110568","comments":null} |
| 2005 | 40.020923928 | present · {"display":"40.0 [36.2-44.0]","low":"36.223162795","high":"44.028026697","comments":null} |
| 2004 | 40.941754292 | present · {"display":"40.9 [37.0-45.1]","low":"36.982042001","high":"45.066237784","comments":null} |
| 2003 | 42.059003502 | present · {"display":"42.1 [38.1-46.3]","low":"38.101807181","high":"46.252763318","comments":null} |
| 2002 | 43.413977442 | present · {"display":"43.4 [39.3-47.6]","low":"39.311160136","high":"47.619765424","comments":null} |
| 2001 | 44.771197182 | present · {"display":"44.8 [40.6-49.1]","low":"40.613229542","high":"49.070592523","comments":null} |
| 2000 | 46.103676206 | present · {"display":"46.1 [41.9-50.5]","low":"41.917522326","high":"50.525409747","comments":null} |
Definition & method
WHO/UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation country estimates. NumericValue is the central estimate; original displayed intervals and comments are retained in source notes.
Deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1,000 live births, both sexes.
What to keep in mind
- Estimated mortality rates include uncertainty; the source note retains original displayed intervals.
- This is a population statistic, not individual clinical guidance.
- New source vintages may revise historical estimates.