Nigeria’s under-five mortality rate drops 17%, neonatal deaths rise – Official

File photo: University College Hospital, Ibadan.
File photo: University College Hospital, Ibadan. Photo: Hizick27 / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

According to the survey, under-five mortality declined from 132 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2018 to 110 in 2024, representing a reduction of about 17 per cent.

According to the survey, under-five mortality declined from 132 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2018 to 110 in 2024, representing a reduction of about 17 per cent.

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