Nigeria vs Small states: Death rate, crude

Nigeria
11.64 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Small states
7.68 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Nigeria rank
20th
Small states rank
20th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Nigeria
  • Small states
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 11.64 per 1,000 people against 7.68 per 1,000 people in Small states, a difference of 3.96 per 1,000 people.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Small states's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 20th and Small states ranks 20th of 218 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Small states Difference Ahead
1960s 25.88 per 1,000 people 12.2 per 1,000 people 13.68 per 1,000 people Nigeria
1970s 21.96 per 1,000 people 11.17 per 1,000 people 10.8 per 1,000 people Nigeria
1980s 19.03 per 1,000 people 9.95 per 1,000 people 9.08 per 1,000 people Nigeria
1990s 18.54 per 1,000 people 8.9 per 1,000 people 9.63 per 1,000 people Nigeria
2000s 15.93 per 1,000 people 8.36 per 1,000 people 7.57 per 1,000 people Nigeria
2010s 13.61 per 1,000 people 7.8 per 1,000 people 5.81 per 1,000 people Nigeria
2020s 12.05 per 1,000 people 8.04 per 1,000 people 4.01 per 1,000 people Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Nigeria or Small states?
Nigeria, at 11.64 per 1,000 people against 7.68 per 1,000 people in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Nigeria and Small states?
3.96 per 1,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Small states?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Small states rank globally for death rate, crude?
Nigeria ranks 20th and Small states ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.