Nigeria vs South Sudan: Mortality rate, under-5, female
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 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.