Liberia vs Nigeria: Number of infant deaths, per capita
Liberia
0.0019 deaths per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0022 deaths per person
in 2024
Liberia rank
9th
Nigeria rank
6th
Number of infant deaths, per capita over time
- Liberia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0022 deaths per person against 0.0019 deaths per person in Liberia, a difference of 0.0003 deaths per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.009 deaths per person | 0.0083 deaths per person | 0.0007 deaths per person | Liberia |
| 1970s | 0.0079 deaths per person | 0.0062 deaths per person | 0.0017 deaths per person | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0.0072 deaths per person | 0.0047 deaths per person | 0.0025 deaths per person | Liberia |
| 1990s | 0.007 deaths per person | 0.0044 deaths per person | 0.0026 deaths per person | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0.0038 deaths per person | 0.0035 deaths per person | 0.0004 deaths per person | Liberia |
| 2010s | 0.0023 deaths per person | 0.0026 deaths per person | 0.0003 deaths per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.002 deaths per person | 0.0023 deaths per person | 0.0003 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, Liberia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.0022 deaths per person against 0.0019 deaths per person in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per capita between Liberia and Nigeria?
- 0.0003 deaths per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nigeria?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Nigeria rank globally for number of infant deaths, per capita?
- Liberia ranks 9th 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.