Nigeria vs World: Death rate, crude
Nigeria
11.64 per 1,000 people
in 2024
World
7.55 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Nigeria rank
20th
World rank
24th
Death rate, crude over time
- Nigeria
- World
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 11.64 per 1,000 people against 7.55 per 1,000 people in World, a difference of 4.09 per 1,000 people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times World's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 20th and World ranks 24th of 218 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.88 per 1,000 people | 13.58 per 1,000 people | 12.3 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 21.96 per 1,000 people | 11.34 per 1,000 people | 10.62 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 19.03 per 1,000 people | 9.91 per 1,000 people | 9.12 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 18.54 per 1,000 people | 9.01 per 1,000 people | 9.53 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 15.93 per 1,000 people | 8.19 per 1,000 people | 7.74 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 13.61 per 1,000 people | 7.61 per 1,000 people | 6 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 12.05 per 1,000 people | 7.92 per 1,000 people | 4.13 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 World?
- Nigeria, at 11.64 per 1,000 people against 7.55 per 1,000 people in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in death rate, crude between Nigeria and World?
- 4.09 per 1,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and World?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and World rank globally for death rate, crude?
- Nigeria ranks 20th and World ranks 24th 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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About this data
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.