Child stunting in Nigeria
33.8% of children under five in Nigeria were stunted in 2021.
Nigeria, 2021
33.8%
Change from 2020
+2.3percentage points
Child stunting in Nigeria over time
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Nigeria
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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nigeria |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 33.8% |
| 2020 | 31.5% |
| 2018 | 36.8% |
| 2016 | 43.6% |
| 2015 | 33.0% |
| 2014 | 33.6% |
| 2011 | 35.8% |
| 2003 | 42.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.3 percentage points from 31.5% in 2020.
- Since 1990, when it was 48.7%, the figure has changed by −14.9 percentage points.
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22.2%
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Under-five mortality rate
115.6 per 1,000 live births
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
54.5 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
12.1 years
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Healthy life expectancy
54.1 years
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UHC service coverage
47
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