Gombe
State · capital Gombe · North East zone
- Households with electricity
- 44.4%
- 2024
- Women aged 15–49 who are literate
- 42.9%
- 2024
- Births delivered in a health facility
- 48.5%
- 2024
- Children 12–23 months with all basic vaccinations
- 49.2%
- 2024
- Under-five mortality rate
- 157 per 1,000 births
- 2024
- Total fertility rate
- 5.5 births per woman
- 2024
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48.5% 2024
21st highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 43.3%. See all states
Up 18.3 points from 30.2% in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round
- Gombe
- North East 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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49.2% 2024
17th highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 39.4%. See all states
Up 31.0 points from 18.2% in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round
- Gombe
- North East 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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50.6% 2024
8th highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 39.5%. See all states
Down 0.6 points from 51.2% in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round · SDG 2.2.1
- Gombe
- North East 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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157 per 1,000 births 2024
4th highest of 37 states. Nigeria overall: 110 per 1,000 births. See all states
Down 16.9% from 189 per 1,000 births in 2018.
Survey estimate · Each survey round · 95% CI 124 per 1,000 births to 191 per 1,000 births · SDG 3.2.1
- Gombe
- North East 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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