Nigeria DHS Survey in 1990

Neonatal Mortality Results for Nigeria 1990 Risk of neonatal mortality compared with month birth interval: –Births less than 24 months: 228 % –Births months: 136 % –Births months: 100 % –Births 48+ months: 79 % –First births: 189 % Lowest neonatal mortality at and 60+ month birth intervals

Infant Mortality Results for Nigeria 1990 Risk of infant mortality compared with month birth interval: –Births less than 24 months: 220 % –Births months: 156 % –Births months: 100 % –Births 48+ months: 76 % –First births: 165 % Lowest infant mortality at 54+ month birth intervals

Under Five Mortality Results for Nigeria 1990 Risk of under five mortality compared with month birth interval: –Births less than 24 months: 168 % –Births months: 130 % –Births months: 100 % –Births 48+ months: 57 % –First births: 127 % Lowest under five mortality at 48+ month birth intervals

Birth Interval Preferences in Nigeria, 1990 Nigerian women have just about the birth intervals than they prefer. On average, they prefer to have their births spaced by 30 months. Actual median birth interval is 29 months. There is little regional difference in median duration of preferred or actual birth intervals.

Median Duration of Actual and Preferred Birth Interval by Geographic Regions, Nigeria 1990

Nigerian Preferences for Short Birth Intervals, 1990 In Nigeria many women prefer short birth intervals, only 27% want births with less than 2 years spacing and 63% prefer an interval of less than 3 years For Nigeria as a whole, 28 percent of women have intervals shorter than 24 months, just about the same percentage that prefer such short intervals. 68 percent of Nigerian women have intervals shorter than 36 months, only 5 percent more than those who prefer such intervals.

Percent of Birth Intervals Less than 24 Months, Actual and Preferred, Nigeria 1990

Percent of Birth Intervals Less than 36 Months, Actual and Preferred, Nigeria 1990

Nigeria DHS Survey in 2003

Neonatal Mortality Results for Nigeria 2003 Risk of neonatal mortality compared with month birth interval: –Births less than 24 months: 164 % –Births months: 86 % –Births months: 100 % –Births 48+ months: 177 % –First births: 145 % Lowest neonatal mortality at month birth intervals

Infant Mortality Results for Nigeria 2003 Risk of infant mortality compared with month birth interval: –Births less than 24 months: 180 % –Births months: 120 % –Births months: 100 % –Births 48+ months: 89 % –First births: 158 % Lowest infant mortality at 42+ month birth intervals

Under Five Mortality Results for Nigeria 2003 Risk of under five mortality compared with month birth interval: –Births less than 24 months: 150 % –Births months: 112 % –Births months: 100 % –Births 48+ months: 97 % –First births: 111 % Lowest under five mortality at 54+ month birth intervals

Birth Interval Preferences in Nigeria, 2003 Nigerian women have just about the birth intervals than they prefer. On average, they prefer to have their births spaced by 30 months. Actual median birth interval is 29 months. Only in the Southwest region is there a difference in median duration of preferred and actual birth intervals.

Median Duration of Actual and Preferred Birth Interval by Geographic Regions, Nigeria 2003

Nigerian Preferences for Short Birth Intervals, 2003 In Nigeria many women prefer short birth intervals, only 25% want births with less than 2 years spacing and 60% prefer an interval of less than 3 years For Nigeria as a whole, 28 percent of women have intervals shorter than 24 months, about the same percentage that prefer such short intervals. 64 percent of Nigerian women have intervals shorter than 36 months, only 4 percent more than those who prefer such intervals.

Percent of Birth Intervals Less than 24 Months, Actual and Preferred, Nigeria 2003

Percent of Birth Intervals Less than 36 Months, Actual and Preferred, Nigeria 2003

In Nigeria, if no births occurred before 36 months of a preceding birth: Infant Mortality Rate would drop 24% Under Five Mortality Rate would drop 15% Deaths to children under five years of age would fall by 96,200 annually