Afghanistan vs Nigeria: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita

Afghanistan
0.0012 deaths per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0013 deaths per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
6th
Nigeria rank
5th

Number of neonatal deaths, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Nigeria
0.0010.0020.0030.004196819962024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0013 deaths per person against 0.0012 deaths per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0001 deaths per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 0.004 deaths per person 0.0022 deaths per person 0.0018 deaths per person Afghanistan
1990s 0.0036 deaths per person 0.0022 deaths per person 0.0014 deaths per person Afghanistan
2000s 0.0026 deaths per person 0.0018 deaths per person 0.0008 deaths per person Afghanistan
2010s 0.0017 deaths per person 0.0015 deaths per person 0.0002 deaths per person Afghanistan
2020s 0.0012 deaths per person 0.0013 deaths per person 0.0001 deaths per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per capita, Afghanistan or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0013 deaths per person against 0.0012 deaths per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per capita between Afghanistan and Nigeria?
0.0001 deaths per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nigeria?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Nigeria rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal 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 neonatal deaths, per capita
Unit
deaths per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,863 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.