Nigeria vs South Sudan: Child mortality rate by sex
Nigeria
10.95 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
9.15 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nigeria rank
1st
South Sudan rank
4th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Nigeria
- South Sudan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 10.95 deaths per 100 live births against 9.15 deaths per 100 live births in South Sudan, a difference of 1.8 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was South Sudan ahead.
Nigeria ranks 1st and South Sudan ranks 4th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.35 deaths per 100 live births | 37.75 deaths per 100 live births | 4.4 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 24.9 deaths per 100 live births | 30.73 deaths per 100 live births | 5.83 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 19.89 deaths per 100 live births | 33.14 deaths per 100 live births | 13.25 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 19.03 deaths per 100 live births | 28.37 deaths per 100 live births | 9.33 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 14.26 deaths per 100 live births | 13.86 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3972 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 11.31 deaths per 100 live births | 15.73 deaths per 100 live births | 4.42 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 11.09 deaths per 100 live births | 9.14 deaths per 100 live births | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Nigeria or South Sudan?
- Nigeria, at 10.95 deaths per 100 live births against 9.15 deaths per 100 live births in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Nigeria and South Sudan?
- 1.8 deaths per 100 live births, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Sudan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and South Sudan rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Nigeria ranks 1st and South Sudan ranks 4th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .