So, it makes sense that it has a very high CBR, dependency ratio and NIR, right? Contributing factors to these high rates are lack of education about reproduction and contraceptives, as well as cultural values that date back to the preference of boy babies over girls.
CBR:
Nigeria has a Crude Birth Rate of 37.3 births/1,000 population.
CDR:
Nigeria has a Crude Death Rate of 12.7 deaths/1,000 population.
NIR:
Nigeria has a Natural Increase Rate of 2.5%.
IMR:
Nigeria has an Infant Mortality rate of 71.2 deaths/1,000 live births.
Dependency Ratio:
Nigeria has a Dependency Ratio of 87.7%, with the elderly percentage being only 5.1%. This means that 82.6% of Nigeria's population is under the age of 15.