Health in Nigeria

Statistics report on health in Nigeria

Health in Nigeria

This report illustrates data on health in Nigeria. The first two chapters give an overview on the access to health services and the state of health of Nigerians. Thereafter, chapter on health expenditure follows. Data on vaccination coverage and prevention are reported in the fourth chapter, while the fifth chapter provides information on infants' health. Lastly, the sixth chapter depicts figures on selected diseases and viruses in Nigeria, among others on Malaria, HIV, measles, and COVID-19.

Table of contents

Health services

3
  • Premium Statistic Access to medical services among Nigerian households 2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of doctors in Nigeria 2017-2019, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Number of dentists in Nigeria 2017-2019, by gender

State of health

4
  • Basic Statistic Life expectancy at birth in Nigeria 2023, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Main causes of death in Nigeria 2021
  • Basic Statistic Main causes of infant mortality in Nigeria 2021
  • Premium Statistic YLDs for mental disorders in Nigeria 2019

Expenditure

3
  • Basic Statistic Health expenditure as share of GDP in Nigeria 2008-2021
  • Basic Statistic Expenditure of Nigerian households on health care 2019, by area
  • Basic Statistic Expenditure of Nigerian households on health care 2019, by zone

Vaccination and prevention

6
  • Premium Statistic Vaccination coverage among children in Nigeria 2018, by vaccination
  • Basic Statistic Vaccination against coronavirus among young people in Nigeria 2021, by area
  • Premium Statistic Intervention coverage against malaria in Nigeria 2015-2020
  • Basic Statistic Knowledge about HIV prevention in Nigeria 2013-2018, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Use of condoms and HIV prevalence among sex workers in Nigeria 2020
  • Premium Statistic Use of condoms and HIV prevalence among people injecting drugs in Nigeria 2020

Infants' health

3
  • Basic Statistic Infant mortality rate in Nigeria 2023, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Undernourishment and food insecurity among Nigerian children 2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of people living with HIV receiving ART treatment in Nigeria 2021, by gender

Diseases

8
  • Basic Statistic People living with HIV in Nigeria 2021
  • Basic Statistic People living with HIV receiving ART treatment in Nigeria 2010-2021
  • Basic Statistic Deaths due to AIDS in Nigeria 2021
  • Premium Statistic Measles cases in Nigeria 2018-2022, by status
  • Basic Statistic Number of reported paralytic polio cases in Nigeria 2000-2019
  • Premium Statistic Number of Lassa fever cases in Nigeria 2019-2023
  • Premium Statistic Pregnant women with malaria in Nigeria 2017-2019
  • Basic Statistic Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria 2022, by status

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