Akwa Ibom
State · capital Uyo · South South zone
- Households with electricity
- 60.3%
- 2024
- Women aged 15–49 who are literate
- 86.8%
- 2024
- Births delivered in a health facility
- 38.6%
- 2024
- Children 12–23 months with all basic vaccinations
- 50.8%
- 2024
- Under-five mortality rate
- 80 per 1,000 births
- 2024
- Total fertility rate
- 3.3 births per woman
- 2024
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38.6% 2024
26th highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 43.3%. See all states
Up 10.1 points from 28.5% in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round
- Akwa Ibom
- South South zone
- Nigeria
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), with the National Population Commission · Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API) · RH_DELP_C_DHF · NG2024DHS · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · DHS-TERMS, no commercial reuse without permission
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50.8% 2024
16th highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 39.4%. See all states
Up 8.8 points from 42.0% in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round
- Akwa Ibom
- South South zone
- Nigeria
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), with the National Population Commission · Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API) · CH_VACC_C_BAS · NG2024DHS · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · DHS-TERMS, no commercial reuse without permission
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24.1% 2024
23rd highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 39.5%. See all states
Up 4.5 points from 19.6% in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round · SDG 2.2.1
- Akwa Ibom
- South South zone
- Nigeria
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), with the National Population Commission · Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API) · CN_NUTS_C_HA2 · NG2024DHS · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · DHS-TERMS, no commercial reuse without permission
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80 per 1,000 births 2024
17th highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 110 per 1,000 births. See all states
Down 18.4% from 98 per 1,000 births in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round · 95% CI 53 per 1,000 births to 107 per 1,000 births · SDG 3.2.1
- Akwa Ibom
- South South zone
- Nigeria
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), with the National Population Commission · Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API) · CM_ECMR_C_U5M · NG2024DHS · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · DHS-TERMS, no commercial reuse without permission
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