Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Mortality rate, infant
Nigeria
69.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
47.12 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Nigeria rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
5th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Nigeria
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 69.8 per 1,000 live births against 47.12 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 22.68 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 103.1 per 1,000 live births | 98.92 per 1,000 live births | 4.18 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 82.3 per 1,000 live births | 74.9 per 1,000 live births | 7.4 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 68.9 per 1,000 live births | 55.13 per 1,000 live births | 13.77 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 69.9 per 1,000 live births | 49.21 per 1,000 live births | 20.69 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Nigeria, at 69.8 per 1,000 live births against 47.12 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 22.68 per 1,000 live births, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.