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Nigeria - Infant Mortality Rate 2007

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
79.0 −2.2 from 2006 Global rank: 185th

Nigeria's infant mortality rate was 79.0 in 2007, decreased +2.2 from 81.2 in 2006. This was the 185th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2007▾
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 2007
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Iceland 2.3 0.0%
2nd Singapore 2.3 0.0%
3rd Japan 2.6 -3.7%
4th Luxembourg 2.6 -3.7%
5th Sweden 2.7 -3.6%
6th Finland 2.8 -3.4%
7th Norway 3.0 -6.3%
8th San Marino 3.0 -6.3%
9th Slovenia 3.1 -6.1%
10th Czechia 3.2 -3.0%
11th France 3.2 -3.0%
12th Cyprus 3.3 -8.3%
13th Portugal 3.3 -2.9%
14th Greece 3.5 -5.4%
15th Monaco 3.5 -2.8%
16th Spain 3.6 -2.7%
17th Italy 3.6 -2.7%
18th Germany 3.7 -2.6%
19th Denmark 3.8 -2.6%
20th Korea 3.8 -7.3%
21st Austria 3.9 -2.5%
22nd Belgium 3.9 -2.5%
23rd Ireland 3.9 -4.9%
24th Switzerland 4.1 -2.4%
25th Israel 4.1 -4.7%
26th Netherlands 4.1 -4.7%
27th European Union 4.5 -4.3%
28th Australia 4.5 -4.3%
29th Estonia 4.7 -7.8%
30th Andorra 4.9 -3.9%
31st United Kingdom 4.9 -2.0%
32nd Canada 5.1 -1.9%
33rd Cuba 5.2 -3.7%
34th Croatia 5.3 -3.6%
35th New Zealand 5.3 -1.9%
36th Belarus 5.6 -8.2%
37th Hungary 5.8 -4.9%
38th Turks and Caicos Islands 5.9 -3.3%
39th Malta 6.0 0.0%
40th Poland 6.0 -4.8%
41st Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.2 -1.6%
42nd Slovak Republic 6.4 -3.0%
43rd Lithuania 6.5 -7.1%
44th Malaysia 6.5 0.0%
45th United States 6.6 -1.5%
46th Serbia 7.1 -4.1%
47th United Arab Emirates 7.5 -1.3%
48th Chile 7.6 0.0%
49th Latvia 7.7 -4.9%
50th Montenegro 7.8 -8.2%
51st Brunei Darussalam 7.9 1.3%
52nd Bahrain 8.1 -4.7%
53rd Qatar 8.1 -3.6%
54th Costa Rica 9.5 -1.0%
55th Russian Federation 9.5 -6.9%
56th Kuwait 9.6 -2.0%
57th Bulgaria 9.9 -4.8%
58th Oman 9.9 -2.0%
59th Antigua and Barbuda 10.2 -2.9%
60th Sri Lanka 10.2 -4.7%
61st North Macedonia 10.9 -5.2%
62nd Uruguay 10.9 -6.0%
63rd Tonga 11.4 -2.6%
64th Albania 11.9 -6.3%
65th Lebanon 12.2 -3.9%
66th Seychelles 12.3 0.8%
67th Saudi Arabia 12.8 -6.6%
68th Romania 12.9 -9.2%
69th Ukraine 13.0 -3.7%
70th Barbados 13.2 -1.5%
71st Grenada 13.2 1.5%
72nd Mauritius 13.4 -0.7%
73rd Argentina 13.6 -2.9%
74th Thailand 13.6 -4.2%
75th British Virgin Islands 13.9 0.0%
76th Bahamas, The 14.2 -1.4%
77th Samoa 15.1 0.0%
78th Maldives 15.2 -9.0%
79th Georgia 15.6 -9.8%
80th Libya 15.7 -6.5%
81st China 16.1 -9.0%
82nd St. Lucia 16.1 0.6%
83rd Panama 16.1 -3.0%
84th St. Kitts and Nevis 16.2 -1.2%
85th Belize 16.5 -1.8%
86th Moldova 16.5 -4.1%
87th Viet Nam 17.3 -2.3%
88th Fiji 17.5 0.6%
89th Palau 17.5 -2.8%
90th Syrian Arab Republic 17.7 -1.1%
91st Tunisia 17.7 -2.7%
92nd Colombia 17.8 -2.7%
93rd Jamaica 17.9 0.0%
94th Mexico 17.9 -3.2%
95th Ecuador 18.1 -3.7%
96th El Salvador 18.1 -4.7%
97th Türkiye 18.1 -7.2%
98th Jordan 18.5 -3.1%
99th Brazil 18.6 -5.6%
100th Vanuatu 19.0 -2.6%
101st Armenia 19.1 -5.0%
102nd Peru 19.3 -4.9%
103rd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 20.1 0.0%
104th Dominica 20.3 3.6%
105th Iran, Islamic Republic of 20.5 -6.0%
106th West Bank and Gaza 21.1 -3.2%
107th Nicaragua 21.4 -4.9%
108th Solomon Islands 21.9 -1.4%
109th Kazakhstan 22.3 -7.9%
110th Honduras 22.4 -3.9%
111th Suriname 22.6 -2.2%
112th Kosovo 23.3 -8.3%
113th Trinidad and Tobago 23.5 -1.7%
114th Philippines 24.1 -1.6%
115th Cabo Verde 24.3 0.8%
116th Paraguay 24.6 -2.4%
117th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 25.6 -1.2%
118th Mongolia 26.6 -8.0%
119th Algeria 26.9 -3.6%
120th Egypt, Arab Republic of 28.8 -4.0%
121st Nauru 28.9 -4.0%
122nd São Tomé and Principe 29.6 -8.1%
123rd Tuvalu 30.1 -3.5%
124th Indonesia 30.5 -4.1%
125th Dominican Republic 30.9 -0.3%
126th Kyrgyz Republic 31.0 -4.9%
127th Micronesia, Federated States of 31.5 -0.3%
128th Guatemala 31.6 -3.7%
129th Marshall Islands 32.8 -0.6%
130th Morocco 33.1 -5.2%
131st Iraq 33.5 -2.3%
132nd Tajikistan 35.7 -6.8%
133rd Uzbekistan 35.8 -7.7%
134th Guyana 35.9 -1.6%
135th Azerbaijan 36.1 -6.5%
136th Bhutan 38.4 -6.8%
137th Namibia 38.4 4.3%
138th Turkmenistan 38.7 -4.9%
139th Eritrea 40.9 -2.9%
140th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 41.0 -5.3%
141st Gabon 41.8 -3.5%
142nd Bangladesh 41.9 -4.6%
143rd Kiribati 43.5 -1.1%
144th South Africa 43.8 -4.8%
145th Kenya 44.9 -4.3%
146th Nepal 45.1 -3.8%
147th Mauritania 46.7 -4.7%
148th Botswana 47.1 7.5%
149th Cambodia 47.1 -6.7%
150th Senegal 47.2 -5.8%
151st Congo, Republic of 48.4 -7.1%
152nd Papua New Guinea 49.3 -2.2%
153rd Madagascar 50.4 -3.6%
154th Ghana 50.7 -2.7%
155th Comoros 51.2 -3.2%
156th India 52.8 -3.6%
157th Rwanda 53.0 -8.5%
158th Yemen, Republic of 53.1 -4.8%
159th Zambia 55.4 -3.7%
160th Tanzania 55.6 -5.8%
161st Gambia, The 57.3 -3.5%
162nd Togo 57.7 -2.7%
163rd Sudan 58.4 -2.5%
164th Uganda 58.7 -6.4%
165th Haiti 59.1 -2.2%
166th Timor-Leste 59.3 -4.7%
167th Malawi 59.9 -3.2%
168th Myanmar 60.8 -3.3%
169th Burundi 65.6 -5.6%
170th Eswatini 66.3 1.1%
171st Lao PDR 66.9 -4.2%
172nd Benin 67.9 -2.0%
173rd Cameroon 69.7 -2.2%
174th Mozambique 69.7 -7.9%
175th Djibouti 69.9 -2.4%
176th Zimbabwe 71.5 2.9%
177th Congo, Democratic Republic of 73.3 -3.4%
178th Burkina Faso 73.9 -4.2%
179th Côte d'Ivoire 75.6 -3.2%
180th Niger 77.2 -4.3%
181st Guinea 77.7 -2.0%
182nd Pakistan 77.7 -1.6%
183rd Guinea-Bissau 78.0 -4.3%
184th Liberia 78.7 -5.0%
185th Nigeria 79.0 -2.7%
186th Lesotho 80.2 -1.8%
187th Mali 83.2 -2.6%
188th Angola 83.8 -5.9%
189th Equatorial Guinea 84.1 -3.7%
190th Central African Republic 85.6 -2.5%
191st Afghanistan 86.7 -3.8%
192nd South Sudan 89.0 -3.9%
193rd Chad 89.0 -2.2%
194th Sierra Leone 102.4 -3.4%
195th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 102.8 -1.0%
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)

FAQ

What was Nigeria's infant mortality rate in 2007?▾

Nigeria's infant mortality rate in 2007 was 79.0. This ranked 185th globally.

How did Nigeria's infant mortality rate change in 2007?▾

Nigeria's infant mortality rate decreased by 2.7% in 2007 compared to 2006.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2007?▾

Somalia, Fed. Rep. had the highest infant mortality rate in 2007 at 102.8.

What is the infant mortality rate of Nigeria in 2007?▾

The infant mortality rate of Nigeria in 2007 was 79.0. This ranked 185th globally.

How does 2007 compare to 2006 for Nigeria's infant mortality rate?▾

Nigeria's infant mortality rate went from 81.2 in 2006 to 79.0 in 2007, a 2.7% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Nigeria matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2007. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 8.0%. View full analysis →

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