Central African Republic vs Nigeria: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita

Central African Republic
0.0012 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0014 units per person
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
6th
Nigeria rank
3rd

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0014 units per person against 0.0012 units per person in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Nigeria ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.004 units per person 0.0086 units per person 0.0046 units per person Nigeria
1970s 0.0035 units per person 0.0054 units per person 0.002 units per person Nigeria
1980s 0.0031 units per person 0.0045 units per person 0.0014 units per person Nigeria
1990s 0.0029 units per person 0.0039 units per person 0.001 units per person Nigeria
2000s 0.0034 units per person 0.0027 units per person 0.0007 units per person Central African Republic
2010s 0.0027 units per person 0.0019 units per person 0.0007 units per person Central African Republic
2020s 0.0039 units per person 0.0015 units per person 0.0023 units per person Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita, Central African Republic or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0014 units per person against 0.0012 units per person in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita between Central African Republic and Nigeria?
0.0002 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Nigeria?
56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Nigeria rank globally for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita?
Central African Republic ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 11,449 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.