Home → Nigeria → Health → Infant Mortality Rate → Highest

Nigeria Highest Infant Mortality Rate

173.6 in 1964
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank

The highest infant mortality rate in Nigeria was 173.6 in 1964. The top 5 years were: 1964 (173.6), 1965 (169.5), 1966 (165.3), 1967 (161.2), 1968 (157.2).

Top 5 Highest Years▾
Nigeria Top 5 Highest Infant Mortality Rate Years
RankYearValue
1st 1964 173.6
2nd 1965 169.5
3rd 1966 165.3
4th 1967 161.2
5th 1968 157.2
All Data (sorted by value)▾
YearValueChangeRank
1964 173.6 – 122nd
1965 169.5 −4.1 125th
1966 165.3 −4.2 126th
1967 161.2 −4.1 126th
1968 157.2 −4.0 129th
1969 152.8 −4.4 134th
1970 148.4 −4.4 131st
1971 143.7 −4.7 134th
1972 138.9 −4.8 135th
1973 134.0 −4.9 136th
1974 129.1 −4.9 134th
1975 124.5 −4.6 135th
1976 120.0 −4.5 137th
1977 115.9 −4.1 134th
1978 112.4 −3.5 137th
Show all
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)
Related
Infant Mortality Rate (all years) Lowest ever Average Infant Mortality Rate 1990s Infant Mortality Rate 2000s Infant Mortality Rate 2010s Infant Mortality Rate 2020s Health Expenditure per Capita Maternal Mortality Ratio Physicians Hospital Beds vs Guinea-Bissau vs Chad vs Togo vs Burkina Faso Global Ranking