Africa Western and Central vs Nigeria: Mortality rate, adult, female

Africa Western and Central
270.93 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Nigeria
340.87 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
1st
Nigeria rank
2nd

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 340.87 per 1,000 female adults against 270.93 per 1,000 female adults in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 69.94 per 1,000 female adults.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Africa Western and Central's.

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

Africa Western and Central ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 407.09 per 1,000 female adults 424.07 per 1,000 female adults 16.98 per 1,000 female adults Nigeria
1970s 366.94 per 1,000 female adults 381.79 per 1,000 female adults 14.85 per 1,000 female adults Nigeria
1980s 335.99 per 1,000 female adults 362.15 per 1,000 female adults 26.17 per 1,000 female adults Nigeria
1990s 343.1 per 1,000 female adults 380.83 per 1,000 female adults 37.74 per 1,000 female adults Nigeria
2000s 338.58 per 1,000 female adults 377.95 per 1,000 female adults 39.37 per 1,000 female adults Nigeria
2010s 305.3 per 1,000 female adults 361.8 per 1,000 female adults 56.5 per 1,000 female adults Nigeria
2020s 283.52 per 1,000 female adults 349 per 1,000 female adults 65.48 per 1,000 female adults Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Africa Western and Central or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 340.87 per 1,000 female adults against 270.93 per 1,000 female adults in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Africa Western and Central and Nigeria?
69.94 per 1,000 female adults, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Nigeria?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Nigeria rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Africa Western and Central ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.