Chad vs Nigeria: Number of child deaths, per capita

Chad
0.0039 deaths per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0037 deaths per person
in 2024
Chad rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
5th

Number of child deaths, per capita over time

  • Chad
  • Nigeria
0.0050.010.0150.02196019922024

How they compare

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

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

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

Chad ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 5th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0113 deaths per person 0.0181 deaths per person 0.0068 deaths per person Nigeria
1970s 0.0114 deaths per person 0.0116 deaths per person 0.0002 deaths per person Nigeria
1980s 0.0106 deaths per person 0.0092 deaths per person 0.0014 deaths per person Chad
1990s 0.0097 deaths per person 0.0083 deaths per person 0.0014 deaths per person Chad
2000s 0.0079 deaths per person 0.0062 deaths per person 0.0017 deaths per person Chad
2010s 0.0058 deaths per person 0.0046 deaths per person 0.0012 deaths per person Chad
2020s 0.0043 deaths per person 0.0038 deaths per person 0.0004 deaths per person Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, per capita, Chad or Nigeria?
Chad, 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 Chad and Nigeria?
0.0002 deaths per person, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nigeria?
56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Chad and Nigeria rank globally for number of child deaths, per capita?
Chad ranks 3rd 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.