Nigeria vs Pre-demographic dividend: Mortality rate, under-5
Nigeria
115.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Pre-demographic dividend
74.46 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Nigeria rank
1st
Pre-demographic dividend rank
3rd
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Nigeria
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 115.6 per 1,000 live births against 74.46 per 1,000 live births in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 41.14 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.6 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 1st and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 197 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 199.41 per 1,000 live births | 174.89 per 1,000 live births | 24.52 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 150.54 per 1,000 live births | 126.8 per 1,000 live births | 23.74 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 119.73 per 1,000 live births | 89.72 per 1,000 live births | 30.01 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 116.98 per 1,000 live births | 77.62 per 1,000 live births | 39.36 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, Nigeria or Pre-demographic dividend?
- Nigeria, at 115.6 per 1,000 live births against 74.46 per 1,000 live births in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Nigeria and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 41.14 per 1,000 live births, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Nigeria ranks 1st and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 3rd 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 (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 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.