Nigeria vs South Sudan: Infant mortality rate by sex
Nigeria
6.32 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
6.61 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nigeria rank
2nd
South Sudan rank
1st
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Nigeria
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 6.61 deaths per 100 live births against 6.32 deaths per 100 live births in Nigeria, a difference of 0.29 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was South Sudan ahead.
Nigeria ranks 2nd and South Sudan ranks 1st of 199 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.08 deaths per 100 live births | 19.21 deaths per 100 live births | 2.12 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 12.35 deaths per 100 live births | 15.96 deaths per 100 live births | 3.61 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 9.56 deaths per 100 live births | 17.98 deaths per 100 live births | 8.41 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 9.46 deaths per 100 live births | 14.97 deaths per 100 live births | 5.52 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 7.46 deaths per 100 live births | 9.26 deaths per 100 live births | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 6.22 deaths per 100 live births | 10.28 deaths per 100 live births | 4.07 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 6.33 deaths per 100 live births | 6.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2878 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Nigeria or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 6.61 deaths per 100 live births against 6.32 deaths per 100 live births in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Nigeria and South Sudan?
- 0.29 deaths per 100 live births, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Sudan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and South Sudan rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd and South Sudan ranks 1st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. 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 of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .