IDA blend vs Nigeria: Mortality rate, under-5

IDA blend
75.89 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Nigeria
115.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
IDA blend rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
1st

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • IDA blend
  • Nigeria
100200300400196419942024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 115.6 per 1,000 live births against 75.89 per 1,000 live births in IDA blend, a difference of 39.71 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times IDA blend's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

IDA blend ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 47 groups.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA blend Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 147.34 per 1,000 live births 199.41 per 1,000 live births 52.07 per 1,000 live births Nigeria
2000s 115.48 per 1,000 live births 150.54 per 1,000 live births 35.06 per 1,000 live births Nigeria
2010s 88.83 per 1,000 live births 119.73 per 1,000 live births 30.9 per 1,000 live births Nigeria
2020s 78.27 per 1,000 live births 116.98 per 1,000 live births 38.71 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, IDA blend or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 115.6 per 1,000 live births against 75.89 per 1,000 live births in IDA blend as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between IDA blend and Nigeria?
39.71 per 1,000 live births, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Nigeria?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do IDA blend and Nigeria rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
IDA blend ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 47 groups.
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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.