China vs Nigeria: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year
China
0.8063 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Nigeria
0.8025 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
China rank
96th
Nigeria rank
97th
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year over time
- China
- Nigeria
How they compare
China currently reports 0.8063 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.8025 deaths per 100,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0038 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
China ranks 96th and Nigeria ranks 97th of 194 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7323 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.467 deaths per 100,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.745 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.925 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.7943 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8159 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0216 deaths per 100,000 people | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year, China or Nigeria?
- China, at 0.8063 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.8025 deaths per 100,000 people in Nigeria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year between China and Nigeria?
- 0.0038 deaths per 100,000 people, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nigeria?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do China and Nigeria rank globally for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- China ranks 96th and Nigeria ranks 97th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. 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 from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.