Central African Republic vs Nigeria: Number of child deaths, per capita

Central African Republic
0.0039 deaths per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0037 deaths per person
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
4th
Nigeria rank
5th

Number of child deaths, per capita over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Nigeria
0.0050.010.0150.020.025196419942024

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 0.0039 deaths per person against 0.0037 deaths per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0002 deaths per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Nigeria ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0097 deaths per person 0.0181 deaths per person 0.0085 deaths per person Nigeria
1970s 0.0086 deaths per person 0.0116 deaths per person 0.003 deaths per person Nigeria
1980s 0.0082 deaths per person 0.0092 deaths per person 0.001 deaths per person Nigeria
1990s 0.0074 deaths per person 0.0083 deaths per person 0.0009 deaths per person Nigeria
2000s 0.0078 deaths per person 0.0062 deaths per person 0.0016 deaths per person Central African Republic
2010s 0.0064 deaths per person 0.0046 deaths per person 0.0019 deaths per person Central African Republic
2020s 0.0083 deaths per person 0.0038 deaths per person 0.0044 deaths per person Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, per capita, Central African Republic or Nigeria?
Central African Republic, at 0.0039 deaths per person against 0.0037 deaths per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths, per capita between Central African Republic and Nigeria?
0.0002 deaths per person, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Nigeria?
56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Nigeria rank globally for number of child deaths, per capita?
Central African Republic ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of child deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of child deaths, per capita
Unit
deaths per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 11,379 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.