Nigeria vs South Sudan: Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)
Nigeria
109.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
91.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Nigeria rank
1st
South Sudan rank
4th
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) over time
- Nigeria
- South Sudan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 109.5 per 1,000 live births against 91.5 per 1,000 live births in South Sudan, a difference of 18 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was South Sudan ahead.
Nigeria ranks 1st and South Sudan ranks 4th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 333.48 per 1,000 live births | 377.53 per 1,000 live births | 44.05 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 249.03 per 1,000 live births | 307.34 per 1,000 live births | 58.31 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 198.9 per 1,000 live births | 331.36 per 1,000 live births | 132.46 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 190.34 per 1,000 live births | 283.68 per 1,000 live births | 93.34 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 142.56 per 1,000 live births | 138.57 per 1,000 live births | 3.99 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 113.09 per 1,000 live births | 157.28 per 1,000 live births | 44.19 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 110.88 per 1,000 live births | 91.44 per 1,000 live births | 19.44 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Nigeria or South Sudan?
- Nigeria, at 109.5 per 1,000 live births against 91.5 per 1,000 live births in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Nigeria and South Sudan?
- 18 per 1,000 live births, with Nigeria 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 mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Nigeria ranks 1st and South Sudan ranks 4th 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, under-5, female (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
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.