Table 1. Mortality rates and VASA study deaths in Nigeria’s northern and southern zones.

Geographic zone	States	2008–13 under-5 mortality*	VASA study
			Neonatal deaths	1–59 month deaths	Total deaths
North Nigeria			511	1616	2127
North West	Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara	185	309	1050	1359
North East	Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, Yobe	160	107	364	471
North Central	Fct-Abuja, Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau	100	95	202	297
South Nigeria			212	441	653
South East	Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo	131	56	186	242
South South	Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Rivers	91	37	115	152
South West	Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo	90	119	140	259
Total		128	723	2057	2780

*₅q₀ reported by 2013 NDHS [5].