Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Mortality rate, adult, female
Mortality rate, adult, female over time
- Nigeria
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 340.87 per 1,000 female adults against 226.17 per 1,000 female adults in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 114.7 per 1,000 female adults.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 218 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 424.07 per 1,000 female adults | 380.96 per 1,000 female adults | 43.11 per 1,000 female adults | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 381.79 per 1,000 female adults | 348.16 per 1,000 female adults | 33.63 per 1,000 female adults | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 362.15 per 1,000 female adults | 326.26 per 1,000 female adults | 35.89 per 1,000 female adults | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 380.83 per 1,000 female adults | 348.44 per 1,000 female adults | 32.4 per 1,000 female adults | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 377.95 per 1,000 female adults | 346.13 per 1,000 female adults | 31.83 per 1,000 female adults | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 361.8 per 1,000 female adults | 275.44 per 1,000 female adults | 86.36 per 1,000 female adults | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 349 per 1,000 female adults | 239.18 per 1,000 female adults | 109.82 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, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Nigeria, at 340.87 per 1,000 female adults against 226.17 per 1,000 female adults in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 114.7 per 1,000 female adults, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 218 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.