Chad vs Nigeria: Child mortality
Chad
9.73 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nigeria
11.56 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Chad rank
4th
Nigeria rank
1st
Child mortality over time
- Chad
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 11.56 deaths per 100 live births against 9.73 deaths per 100 live births in Chad, a difference of 1.83 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Nigeria ahead.
Chad ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 1st of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 43.18 deaths per 100 live births | 43.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.667 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1810s | 43.18 deaths per 100 live births | 43.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.667 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1820s | 43.18 deaths per 100 live births | 43.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.667 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1830s | 43.18 deaths per 100 live births | 43.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.667 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1840s | 43.18 deaths per 100 live births | 43.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.667 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1850s | 43.18 deaths per 100 live births | 43.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.667 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1860s | 43.18 deaths per 100 live births | 43.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.667 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1870s | 43.18 deaths per 100 live births | 43.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.667 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1880s | 43.18 deaths per 100 live births | 43.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.667 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1890s | 43.16 deaths per 100 live births | 43.83 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6665 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1900s | 42.84 deaths per 100 live births | 43.5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6612 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1910s | 41.96 deaths per 100 live births | 42.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6478 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 40.95 deaths per 100 live births | 41.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6319 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 39.65 deaths per 100 live births | 40.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9061 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 32.41 deaths per 100 live births | 38.83 deaths per 100 live births | 6.42 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 27.36 deaths per 100 live births | 35.12 deaths per 100 live births | 7.76 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 26.22 deaths per 100 live births | 34.06 deaths per 100 live births | 7.84 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 24.82 deaths per 100 live births | 25.91 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 22.72 deaths per 100 live births | 20.82 deaths per 100 live births | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | Chad |
| 1990s | 19.87 deaths per 100 live births | 19.94 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0669 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 16.68 deaths per 100 live births | 15.05 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | Chad |
| 2010s | 13.04 deaths per 100 live births | 11.97 deaths per 100 live births | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | Chad |
| 2020s | 10.39 deaths per 100 live births | 11.7 deaths per 100 live births | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Chad or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 11.56 deaths per 100 live births against 9.73 deaths per 100 live births in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Chad and Nigeria?
- 1.83 deaths per 100 live births, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nigeria?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Nigeria rank globally for child mortality?
- Chad ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 1st of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.