As of 2023, the mortality rate of infants aged under one-year-old in Nigeria was measured at 55.17. This means that there were about 55 deaths of children under the age of one year per 1,000 live births. Child mortality rates in Africa are very high. Among the countries with the highest infant mortality rate in the world, almost all of them are African countries. Similarly, maternal mortality rates are high. In 2017, Nigeria recorded 917 deaths of mothers per 100,000 live births.
Mortality rate of infants under one year old in Nigeria as of 2023, by gender
(deaths per 1,000 live births)
According to the source, "This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country."
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CIA. (April 24, 2023). Mortality rate of infants under one year old in Nigeria as of 2023, by gender (deaths per 1,000 live births) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203486/infant-mortality-rate-in-nigeria-by-gender/
CIA. "Mortality rate of infants under one year old in Nigeria as of 2023, by gender (deaths per 1,000 live births)." Chart. April 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203486/infant-mortality-rate-in-nigeria-by-gender/
CIA. (2023). Mortality rate of infants under one year old in Nigeria as of 2023, by gender (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203486/infant-mortality-rate-in-nigeria-by-gender/
CIA. "Mortality Rate of Infants under One Year Old in Nigeria as of 2023, by Gender (Deaths per 1,000 Live Births)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203486/infant-mortality-rate-in-nigeria-by-gender/
CIA, Mortality rate of infants under one year old in Nigeria as of 2023, by gender (deaths per 1,000 live births) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203486/infant-mortality-rate-in-nigeria-by-gender/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Mortality rate of infants under one year old in Nigeria as of 2023, by gender (deaths per 1,000 live births) [Graph], CIA, April 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203486/infant-mortality-rate-in-nigeria-by-gender/