Cause |
Infant morbidity rate |
Under-five morbidity rate |
Infant Mortality rate |
Under-five Mortality Rate |
Malaria |
38% |
30% |
27% |
41% |
Diarrhoea |
27% |
22% |
24% |
24% |
Acute Respiratory Infections |
15% |
19% |
22% |
15% |
Vaccine Preventable Diseases |
17% |
16% |
10% |
15% |
Others |
3% |
3% |
5% |
8% |
The major causes of morbidity and mortality in under-five children in Nigeria are virtually the same as those responsible for ill health and death in infants. Malaria, diarrhoeal diseases, vaccine preventable diseases, and acute respiratory infections are responsible for about 95% of morbidity and almost 90% of mortality in under - five children.
Other basic health indicators are shown in the table below.
