Cross River
State · capital Calabar · South South zone
- Households with electricity
- 39.1%
- 2024
- Women aged 15–49 who are literate
- 81.6%
- 2024
- Births delivered in a health facility
- 58.8%
- 2024
- Children 12–23 months with all basic vaccinations
- 68.6%
- 2024
- Under-five mortality rate
- 60 per 1,000 births
- 2024
- Total fertility rate
- 3.0 births per woman
- 2024
No published economy figures for Cross River yet.
58.8% 2024
17th highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 43.3%. See all states
Up 4.0 points from 54.8% in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round
- Cross River
- 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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68.6% 2024
1st highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 39.4%. See all states
Up 22.6 points from 46.0% in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round
- Cross River
- 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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21.0% 2024
26th highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 39.5%. See all states
Down 1.9 points from 22.9% in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round · SDG 2.2.1
- Cross River
- 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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60 per 1,000 births 2024
25th highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 110 per 1,000 births. See all states
Down 25.0% from 80 per 1,000 births in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round · 95% CI 43 per 1,000 births to 77 per 1,000 births · SDG 3.2.1
- Cross River
- 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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