What is stillbirth rate in Nigeria?

Stillbirth rate in Nigeria was 2.39 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Nigeria?

The highest recorded value was 3.07 deaths per 100 births in 2000.

What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Nigeria?

The lowest recorded value was 2.39 deaths per 100 births in 2023.

How does Nigeria rank for stillbirth rate?

Nigeria ranks 12th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.

Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Nigeria?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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 Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Stillbirth rate in Nigeria

Name: Stillbirth rate in Nigeria
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Nigeria: Stillbirth rate was 2.39 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

2.39 deaths per 100 births

Change on year

down 1.5%

World rank

12th

of 196 countries

All-time high

3.07 deaths per 100 births

in 2000

All-time low

2.39 deaths per 100 births

in 2023

Years of data

2000–2023

Stillbirth rate in Nigeria, 2000–2023

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for stillbirth rate in Nigeria is 2.39 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Nigeria peaked at 3.07 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.39 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.

Nigeria ranks 12th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	2.83 deaths per 100 births	2.65 deaths per 100 births	3.07 deaths per 100 births	10
2010s	2.64 deaths per 100 births	2.54 deaths per 100 births	2.69 deaths per 100 births	10
2020s	2.44 deaths per 100 births	2.39 deaths per 100 births	2.49 deaths per 100 births	4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

9 Pakistan 2.76 deaths per 100 births compare
10 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.59 deaths per 100 births compare
11 Liberia 2.42 deaths per 100 births compare
13 Mali 2.27 deaths per 100 births compare
14 Guinea 2.27 deaths per 100 births compare
15 Lesotho 2.27 deaths per 100 births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More population data for Nigeria

Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 32.05 million people (2100)
Population density 523.46 people per km² (2100)
World population growth 0.0% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.38 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 96,387 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.38 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.38 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 2.1% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 4.48 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Nigeria →

Frequently asked questions

What is stillbirth rate in Nigeria?: Stillbirth rate in Nigeria was 2.39 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Nigeria?: The highest recorded value was 3.07 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Nigeria?: The lowest recorded value was 2.39 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
How does Nigeria rank for stillbirth rate?: Nigeria ranks 12th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Nigeria?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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 Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Stillbirth rate
Unit: deaths per 100 births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 4,776 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.