Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 11.56 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Nigeria, 1964–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Nigeria stood at 11.56 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Nigeria peaked at 40.68 deaths per 100 live births in 1968 and was at its lowest, 11.56 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Nigeria ranks 1st of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.43 deaths per 100 live births | 30.54 deaths per 100 live births | 40.68 deaths per 100 live births | 6 |
| 1970s | 25.91 deaths per 100 live births | 21.71 deaths per 100 live births | 38.74 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.82 deaths per 100 live births | 20.66 deaths per 100 live births | 21.29 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.94 deaths per 100 live births | 18.36 deaths per 100 live births | 20.76 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.05 deaths per 100 live births | 12.92 deaths per 100 live births | 17.73 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.97 deaths per 100 live births | 11.72 deaths per 100 live births | 12.63 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7 deaths per 100 live births | 11.56 deaths per 100 live births | 11.76 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More climate change data for Nigeria
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 4.7% (2100)
- Population growth 2.1% (2025)
- Population, total 237.53 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.3% (2025)
- Urban population 151.48 million (2025)
- Urban population 63.8% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.5837 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 4.71 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.5837 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.5837 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Nigeria?
- Child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Nigeria was 11.56 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 40.68 deaths per 100 live births in 1968.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.56 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .