Eritrea vs Nigeria: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year
Eritrea
0.8065 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Nigeria
0.8025 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Eritrea rank
95th
Nigeria rank
97th
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year over time
- Eritrea
- Nigeria
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.8065 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.8025 deaths per 100,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 0.004 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Eritrea ranks 95th 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 | Eritrea | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1844 deaths per 100,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.8282 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.925 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0968 deaths per 100,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8159 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0159 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, Eritrea or Nigeria?
- Eritrea, at 0.8065 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 Eritrea and Nigeria?
- 0.004 deaths per 100,000 people, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Nigeria?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Eritrea and Nigeria rank globally for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Eritrea ranks 95th 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.