Nigeria vs Uganda: Infant mortality, annual growth rate
Nigeria
-0.5119 % change on previous year
in 2024
Uganda
-0.6632 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nigeria rank
39th
Uganda rank
42nd
Infant mortality, annual growth rate over time
- Nigeria
- Uganda
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports -0.5119 % change on previous year against -0.6632 % change on previous year in Uganda, a difference of 0.1513 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Uganda ahead.
Nigeria ranks 39th and Uganda ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.35 % change on previous year | -1.3 % change on previous year | 6.66 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1970s | -6.02 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | 7.39 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 1980s | -0.4115 % change on previous year | -1.42 % change on previous year | 1.01 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1990s | -0.6609 % change on previous year | -1.65 % change on previous year | 0.9895 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | -2.96 % change on previous year | -5.45 % change on previous year | 2.49 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | -0.4496 % change on previous year | -3.5 % change on previous year | 3.05 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.1898 % change on previous year | -0.522 % change on previous year | 0.7118 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality, annual growth rate, Nigeria or Uganda?
- Nigeria, at -0.5119 % change on previous year against -0.6632 % change on previous year in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality, annual growth rate between Nigeria and Uganda?
- 0.1513 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for infant mortality, annual growth rate?
- Nigeria ranks 39th and Uganda ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Infant mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.