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

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What the sources say, in brief

According to the Nigerian Tribune, the Federal Government reported a 17 per cent decline in Nigeria's under-five mortality rate between 2018 and 2024, while neonatal mortality rose. The Sun Nigeria reported that Health Minister Prof Muhammad Ali Pate disclosed the increase in neonatal deaths despite the fall in under-five deaths and called for stronger preventive healthcare. Premium Times, citing a survey, said under-five mortality fell from 132 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2018 to 110 in 2024. The Tribune headline puts the newborn death rise at 5 per cent, but the excerpt provided is cut off before giving that figure, so the size of the neonatal increase cannot be confirmed from the supplied text. The story is marked as developing.

Key points

  • Nigerian Tribune reported a 17 per cent decline in under-five mortality between 2018 and 2024.
  • The Sun Nigeria reported that Prof Muhammad Ali Pate disclosed a rise in neonatal mortality.
  • Premium Times reported under-five mortality fell from 132 to 110 deaths per 1,000 live births.
  • The Sun Nigeria said Pate called for stronger preventive healthcare interventions.
  • Nigerian Tribune headline puts the rise in newborn deaths at 5 per cent.

What we know

  • The Federal Government reported a 17 per cent decline in under-five mortality between 2018 and 2024, according to the Nigerian Tribune.
  • Neonatal mortality increased despite the fall in under-five deaths, according to The Sun Nigeria.
  • Under-five mortality declined from 132 to 110 deaths per 1,000 live births, according to Premium Times.

Sources differ: The Nigerian Tribune headline gives a 5% rise in newborn deaths, but the excerpts from The Sun and Premium Times do not state a neonatal figure.

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Who is covering it

  1. Premium Times Nigeria Nigeria’s under-five mortality rate drops 17%, neonatal deaths rise – Official 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. 3 h ago · Tier 2
  2. Nigerian Tribune Nigeria FG records 17% drop in under-five mortality, 5% rise in newborn deaths The Federal Government has reported a 17 per cent decline in Nigeria’s under-five mortality rate between 2018 and 2024 but said neonatal mortality... 20 h ago · Tier 3
  3. The Sun Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria’s newborn deaths rise despite drop in under-five mortality — Pate The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Ali Pate, has disclosed that Nigeria has recorded an increase in neonatal mortality despite a decline in under-five deaths, calling for stronger preventive healthcare interventions to address the country's persistent child surviva 23 h ago · Tier 3

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