Nigeria vs South Sudan: Mortality rates at age 25
Nigeria
0.6524 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Sudan
0.6657 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Nigeria rank
5th
South Sudan rank
4th
Mortality rates at age 25 over time
- Nigeria
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.6657 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.6524 deaths per 1,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0133 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
Nigeria ranks 5th and South Sudan ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5163 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 1.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.64 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.8865 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6811 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.8264 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.28 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.8585 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.765 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.653 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.112 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.7072 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3266 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.6555 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6572 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0017 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 25, Nigeria or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.6657 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.6524 deaths per 1,000 people in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 25 between Nigeria and South Sudan?
- 0.0133 deaths per 1,000 people, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and South Sudan rank globally for mortality rates at age 25?
- Nigeria ranks 5th and South Sudan ranks 4th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.