Brazil vs Nicaragua: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Brazil
0.0233 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.0225 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Brazil rank
113th
Nicaragua rank
116th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Brazil
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.0233 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0225 under-five deaths per woman in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0008 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Brazil ranks 113th and Nicaragua ranks 116th of 200 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | 1.4 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2775 under-five deaths per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 0.8611 under-five deaths per woman | 1.3 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4395 under-five deaths per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.5287 under-five deaths per woman | 1 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4735 under-five deaths per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.283 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4654 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1824 under-five deaths per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.1303 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2128 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0825 under-five deaths per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.0528 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0867 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0339 under-five deaths per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.029 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0453 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0162 under-five deaths per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.024 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0291 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0052 under-five deaths per woman | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Brazil or Nicaragua?
- Brazil, at 0.0233 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0225 under-five deaths per woman in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Brazil and Nicaragua?
- 0.0008 under-five deaths per woman, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nicaragua?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Nicaragua rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Brazil ranks 113th and Nicaragua ranks 116th of 200 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).