Guinea vs Nigeria: Number of infant deaths, per capita
Guinea
0.002 deaths per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0022 deaths per person
in 2024
Guinea rank
8th
Nigeria rank
6th
Number of infant deaths, per capita over time
- Guinea
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0022 deaths per person against 0.002 deaths per person in Guinea, a difference of 0.0002 deaths per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 6th 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 | 0.0081 deaths per person | 0.0083 deaths per person | 0.0003 deaths per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0076 deaths per person | 0.0062 deaths per person | 0.0014 deaths per person | Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0066 deaths per person | 0.0047 deaths per person | 0.0019 deaths per person | Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0051 deaths per person | 0.0044 deaths per person | 0.0007 deaths per person | Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0033 deaths per person | 0.0035 deaths per person | 0.0001 deaths per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0026 deaths per person | 0.0026 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0021 deaths per person | 0.0023 deaths per person | 0.0002 deaths per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, per capita, Guinea or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.0022 deaths per person against 0.002 deaths per person in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per capita between Guinea and Nigeria?
- 0.0002 deaths per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Nigeria?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for number of infant deaths, per capita?
- Guinea ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of infant 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 infant deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.