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Nigeria - Infant Mortality Rate 1988

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
104.8 +0.4 from 1987 Global rank: 172nd

Nigeria's infant mortality rate was 104.8 in 1988, increased +0.4 from 104.4 in 1987. This was the 172nd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1988▾
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 1988
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Japan 4.8 -4.0%
2nd Iceland 5.5 -3.5%
3rd Finland 5.9 -1.7%
4th Sweden 6.2 -1.6%
5th Monaco 6.9 -5.5%
6th Switzerland 7.0 -1.4%
7th Netherlands 7.2 -4.0%
8th Canada 7.3 -2.7%
9th Singapore 7.3 -6.4%
10th Germany 7.8 -6.0%
11th Denmark 7.9 -1.3%
12th France 7.9 -2.5%
13th Norway 7.9 -3.7%
14th Spain 8.1 -3.6%
15th Ireland 8.2 -2.4%
16th Luxembourg 8.2 -4.7%
17th Australia 8.4 -4.5%
18th Austria 8.8 -6.4%
19th United Kingdom 8.8 -3.3%
20th Belgium 8.9 -3.3%
21st Italy 9.0 -5.3%
22nd Andorra 9.4 -3.1%
23rd United States 9.9 -2.0%
24th Cyprus 10.1 -2.9%
25th New Zealand 10.1 -4.7%
26th Slovenia 10.1 -6.5%
27th Brunei Darussalam 10.5 -2.8%
28th Greece 10.5 -7.1%
29th Israel 10.5 -4.5%
30th Antigua and Barbuda 10.6 1.0%
31st Malta 10.8 -4.4%
32nd Czechia 11.1 -4.3%
33rd Lithuania 11.1 -6.7%
34th Latvia 11.7 -1.7%
35th Cuba 12.0 -5.5%
36th Belarus 12.7 -3.8%
37th Croatia 12.9 -6.5%
38th San Marino 13.0 -7.8%
39th United Arab Emirates 13.3 -6.3%
40th Portugal 13.5 -6.9%
41st Slovak Republic 13.7 -4.2%
42nd Malaysia 14.0 -4.8%
43rd Seychelles 14.0 -2.8%
44th Bulgaria 14.2 -1.4%
45th Estonia 14.3 -1.4%
46th Korea 14.5 -8.8%
47th Dominica 15.2 -1.3%
48th Costa Rica 16.0 -5.9%
49th Poland 16.1 -3.0%
50th Kuwait 16.3 -5.2%
51st Turks and Caicos Islands 16.4 -6.8%
52nd Hungary 16.6 -5.1%
53rd Montenegro 17.0 -8.1%
54th Barbados 17.6 -3.3%
55th Chile 17.9 -3.2%
56th St. Lucia 18.1 -2.2%
57th Sri Lanka 18.1 -4.2%
58th Russian Federation 18.2 -3.2%
59th Bosnia and Herzegovina 18.8 -7.8%
60th Ukraine 18.9 -2.6%
61st Tonga 19.3 -3.0%
62nd Qatar 19.8 -6.2%
63rd Grenada 20.1 -3.8%
64th Bahrain 20.4 -1.4%
65th British Virgin Islands 20.9 -4.6%
66th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 21.2 -5.4%
67th Bahamas, The 21.5 -3.6%
68th Uruguay 22.1 -4.3%
69th Mauritius 23.0 -4.6%
70th Fiji 23.2 -3.7%
71st Samoa 24.3 -3.6%
72nd Argentina 24.9 -0.4%
73rd Panama 25.4 -3.4%
74th Jamaica 26.3 -2.2%
75th Romania 26.7 -0.4%
76th St. Kitts and Nevis 27.0 -3.9%
77th Serbia 28.9 -6.5%
78th Moldova 30.0 -3.8%
79th Solomon Islands 30.0 -2.6%
80th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 30.2 2.0%
81st Albania 30.3 -6.2%
82nd Trinidad and Tobago 30.6 -1.6%
83rd Palau 30.9 -1.6%
84th Vanuatu 30.9 -5.8%
85th Colombia 31.5 -3.4%
86th Jordan 33.2 -3.8%
87th Syrian Arab Republic 33.9 -3.7%
88th Thailand 34.6 -4.9%
89th Belize 34.8 -5.7%
90th Libya 35.2 -5.4%
91st Oman 38.1 -9.5%
92nd Georgia 38.8 -1.0%
93rd Lebanon 39.1 -4.2%
94th Suriname 39.2 -2.5%
95th North Macedonia 39.4 -7.3%
96th Marshall Islands 39.8 -3.2%
97th Tunisia 40.0 -4.1%
98th Botswana 40.2 -4.3%
99th Paraguay 40.4 -3.6%
100th Viet Nam 40.4 -3.1%
101st Mexico 41.4 -4.2%
102nd Algeria 41.8 -5.9%
103rd Philippines 43.0 -4.7%
104th West Bank and Gaza 43.2 -5.3%
105th China 43.3 0.5%
106th Micronesia, Federated States of 44.0 -2.9%
107th Tuvalu 45.3 -0.7%
108th Cabo Verde 45.8 -5.2%
109th Kazakhstan 46.5 -3.1%
110th Ecuador 46.7 -4.7%
111th Saudi Arabia 47.4 -7.6%
112th Honduras 48.7 -4.5%
113th Iraq 51.3 9.1%
114th Dominican Republic 51.4 -3.2%
115th El Salvador 52.3 -5.3%
116th Zimbabwe 53.5 -2.4%
117th Iran, Islamic Republic of 53.9 -5.3%
118th Guyana 54.7 -1.6%
119th Congo, Republic of 56.0 -0.2%
120th Brazil 56.1 -3.4%
121st Nicaragua 57.3 -3.9%
122nd South Africa 57.8 -4.9%
123rd Namibia 58.7 -2.7%
124th Eswatini 59.5 -3.7%
125th Kyrgyz Republic 59.7 -4.5%
126th Gabon 60.5 -1.6%
127th Uzbekistan 62.1 -3.0%
128th São Tomé and Principe 63.2 1.8%
129th Kenya 64.1 1.7%
130th Nauru 64.5 -4.6%
131st Peru 65.4 -4.8%
132nd Guatemala 65.7 -4.1%
133rd Papua New Guinea 67.3 -1.8%
134th Armenia 67.8 31.1%
135th Türkiye 68.1 -5.3%
136th Indonesia 69.3 -3.3%
137th Morocco 70.2 -4.0%
138th Turkmenistan 73.2 -4.2%
139th Egypt, Arab Republic of 73.8 -5.5%
140th Kiribati 74.3 -3.5%
141st Mauritania 75.1 -3.2%
142nd Azerbaijan 76.1 -1.0%
143rd Senegal 76.4 -3.8%
144th Lesotho 77.2 -2.4%
145th Tajikistan 77.4 -3.9%
146th Ghana 77.6 -3.5%
147th Mongolia 78.5 -3.3%
148th Maldives 79.8 -5.1%
149th Cameroon 81.6 -2.0%
150th Rwanda 84.3 -1.7%
151st Eritrea 84.7 -2.1%
152nd Sudan 86.1 -0.9%
153rd Cambodia 86.8 0.6%
154th Togo 87.0 -1.4%
155th India 88.5 -2.5%
156th Burundi 90.5 0.3%
157th Djibouti 90.6 -1.6%
158th Myanmar 93.4 -1.3%
159th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 96.2 -3.1%
160th Madagascar 96.3 -2.1%
161st Zambia 98.8 2.4%
162nd Comoros 99.7 -3.1%
163rd Côte d'Ivoire 100.5 -0.4%
164th Benin 101.6 -1.6%
165th Yemen, Republic of 102.3 -3.4%
166th Kosovo 103.0 -6.3%
167th Haiti 103.7 -2.8%
168th Bangladesh 103.8 -3.6%
169th Bhutan 104.0 -4.1%
170th Gambia, The 104.3 -2.5%
171st Congo, Democratic Republic of 104.4 -0.9%
172nd Nigeria 104.8 0.4%
173rd Burkina Faso 105.0 -1.8%
174th Tanzania 107.2 -0.7%
175th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 107.7 0.4%
176th Central African Republic 109.7 -0.3%
177th Uganda 110.1 -1.3%
178th Nepal 110.4 -3.9%
179th Pakistan 116.3 -1.4%
180th Lao PDR 118.2 -1.8%
181st Chad 119.4 -1.2%
182nd Equatorial Guinea 119.5 -0.7%
183rd Angola 121.9 -0.2%
184th Guinea-Bissau 126.6 -1.3%
185th Mali 129.0 -2.0%
186th Sierra Leone 136.1 -0.3%
187th Malawi 137.8 -0.1%
188th Guinea 139.5 -1.8%
189th Mozambique 148.6 -0.5%
190th Niger 148.7 0.1%
191st Afghanistan 163.4 -7.6%
192nd Liberia 163.4 2.3%
193rd Timor-Leste 177.1 -2.0%
194th South Sudan 472.5 176.0%
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)

FAQ

What was Nigeria's infant mortality rate in 1988?▾

Nigeria's infant mortality rate in 1988 was 104.8. This ranked 172nd globally.

How did Nigeria's infant mortality rate change in 1988?▾

Nigeria's infant mortality rate increased by 0.4% in 1988 compared to 1987.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1988?▾

South Sudan had the highest infant mortality rate in 1988 at 472.5.

What is the infant mortality rate of Nigeria in 1988?▾

The infant mortality rate of Nigeria in 1988 was 104.8. This ranked 172nd globally.

How does 1988 compare to 1987 for Nigeria's infant mortality rate?▾

Nigeria's infant mortality rate went from 104.4 in 1987 to 104.8 in 1988, a 0.4% increase.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Nigeria matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 1988. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: 7.4%. View full analysis →

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