What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?

44.4 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.

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.

Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Mortality rate, under-5

Nigeria

115.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa

71.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Nigeria rank

1st

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

4th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 115.6 per 1,000 live births against 71.2 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 44.4 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.6 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	199.41 per 1,000 live births	171.1 per 1,000 live births	28.31 per 1,000 live births	Nigeria
2000s	150.54 per 1,000 live births	124.65 per 1,000 live births	25.89 per 1,000 live births	Nigeria
2010s	119.73 per 1,000 live births	86.73 per 1,000 live births	33 per 1,000 live births	Nigeria
2020s	116.98 per 1,000 live births	75.14 per 1,000 live births	41.84 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?: Nigeria, at 115.6 per 1,000 live births against 71.2 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 44.4 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?: 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 (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: 03 September 2026

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.