Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Mortality rate, under-5, female
Nigeria
109.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
65.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Nigeria rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
4th
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- Nigeria
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 109.5 per 1,000 live births against 65.7 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 43.8 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th 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 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 190.34 per 1,000 live births | 162.11 per 1,000 live births | 28.23 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 142.56 per 1,000 live births | 116.76 per 1,000 live births | 25.8 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 113.09 per 1,000 live births | 80.36 per 1,000 live births | 32.73 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 110.88 per 1,000 live births | 69.46 per 1,000 live births | 41.42 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Nigeria, at 109.5 per 1,000 live births against 65.7 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 43.8 per 1,000 live births, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Nigeria ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa 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.