Guinea vs Nigeria: Number of child deaths, per capita
Guinea
0.003 deaths per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0037 deaths per person
in 2024
Guinea rank
7th
Nigeria rank
5th
Number of child deaths, per capita over time
- Guinea
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0037 deaths per person against 0.003 deaths per person in Guinea, a difference of 0.0007 deaths per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Nigeria ahead.
Guinea ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.014 deaths per person | 0.0181 deaths per person | 0.0041 deaths per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0133 deaths per person | 0.0116 deaths per person | 0.0017 deaths per person | Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0113 deaths per person | 0.0092 deaths per person | 0.0021 deaths per person | Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0086 deaths per person | 0.0083 deaths per person | 0.0003 deaths per person | Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0056 deaths per person | 0.0062 deaths per person | 0.0006 deaths per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0042 deaths per person | 0.0046 deaths per person | 0.0004 deaths per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0033 deaths per person | 0.0038 deaths per person | 0.0005 deaths per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, per capita, Guinea or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.0037 deaths per person against 0.003 deaths per person in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths, per capita between Guinea and Nigeria?
- 0.0007 deaths per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Nigeria?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for number of child deaths, per capita?
- Guinea ranks 7th 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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About this data
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.