Useful sources about Africa

A survey report presenting the results of a national nutrition survey conducted in all the 36 states of Nigeria and the federal capital territory from February to May 2014. It assesses the nutritional and health status of children under 5 years old and of women in the reproductive age group (15 to 49 years).

Data from the 2015 national nutrition survey by the National Bureau of Statistics gives an overview of the nutritional status of Nigerian children under five years of age.

An overview of Nigeria's health financing profile, including healthcare expenditure. The document was developed by USAID's African Strategies for Health project.

A report on the assessment of the mental health system in Nigeria using a standardised World Health Organisation assessment instrument for mental healthcare. It was published in 2006.

This document outlines bottlenecks to and interventions needed for the achievement of the millennium development goal of better maternal healthcare. It was published in August 2016.

A 20-page UNICEF document providing data on under-five, infant, neonatal and maternal mortality rates broken down by geopolitical zones, education background and wealth. It also covers immunisation coverage by type of vaccine.

A global database on mortality rates and other indicators, generated by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. It includes figures on the communicable and non-communicable diseases that cause the most health problems, the risk factors that drive the most death and disability and how Nigeria shapes up in terms of premature death compared to other countries.

World Health Organisation estimates of immunisation coverage from vaccinations administered during a given period (numerator data). Available for download in PDF.

An overview of Nigeria's health sector allocations and state government health spending is provided in this policy brief by BudgIT, a civic organisation that aims to make the Nigerian budget and public data more understandable and accessible.