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Nigeria Highest Infant Mortality Rate

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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
Rank	Year	Value
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)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
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
1979	109.3	−3.1	139th
1980	106.8	−2.5	142nd
1995	105.4	−0.4	179th
1994	105.8	−0.1	179th
1993	105.9	+0.1	178th
1992	105.8	+0.1	177th
1991	105.7	+0.2	177th
1996	104.7	−0.7	180th
1990	105.5	+0.2	176th
1989	105.3	+0.5	173rd
1988	104.8	+0.4	172nd
1987	104.4	+0.6	165th
1981	104.8	−2.0	147th
1997	103.4	−1.3	178th
1986	103.8	+0.5	162nd
1985	103.3	+0.3	160th
1984	103.0	−0.1	155th
1983	103.1	−0.5	151st
1982	103.6	−1.2	150th
1998	101.6	−1.8	178th
1999	99.5	−2.1	178th
2000	97.1	−2.4	180th
2001	94.6	−2.5	181st
2002	91.9	−2.7	182nd
2003	89.1	−2.8	182nd
2004	86.4	−2.7	183rd
2005	83.7	−2.7	183rd
2006	81.2	−2.5	183rd
2007	79.0	−2.2	185th
2008	77.1	−1.9	185th
2009	75.4	−1.7	186th
2010	74.0	−1.4	184th
2011	73.0	−1.0	186th
2014	70.8	−0.6	188th
2013	71.4	−0.6	187th
2012	72.0	−1.0	187th
2016	69.5	−0.7	189th
2015	70.2	−0.6	189th
2017	68.6	−0.9	188th
2018	67.4	−1.2	189th
2019	66.1	−1.3	190th
2020	64.7	−1.4	190th
2021	63.2	−1.5	190th
2022	61.6	−1.6	190th
2023	60.1	−1.5	190th
2025	57.1	−3.0	6th

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