Mali vs Nigeria: Number of child deaths, per capita
Mali
0.0028 deaths per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0037 deaths per person
in 2024
Mali rank
8th
Nigeria rank
5th
Number of child deaths, per capita over time
- Mali
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0037 deaths per person against 0.0028 deaths per person in Mali, a difference of 0.0009 deaths per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0167 deaths per person | 0.011 deaths per person | 0.0057 deaths per person | Mali |
| 1980s | 0.0127 deaths per person | 0.0092 deaths per person | 0.0034 deaths per person | Mali |
| 1990s | 0.0096 deaths per person | 0.0083 deaths per person | 0.0013 deaths per person | Mali |
| 2000s | 0.0073 deaths per person | 0.0062 deaths per person | 0.0011 deaths per person | Mali |
| 2010s | 0.0048 deaths per person | 0.0046 deaths per person | 0.0003 deaths per person | Mali |
| 2020s | 0.0031 deaths per person | 0.0038 deaths per person | 0.0007 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, Mali or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.0037 deaths per person against 0.0028 deaths per person in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths, per capita between Mali and Nigeria?
- 0.0009 deaths per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nigeria?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Nigeria rank globally for number of child deaths, per capita?
- Mali ranks 8th 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.