Central African Republic vs Nigeria: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita

Central African Republic
0.0014 deaths per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0013 deaths per person
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
5th

Number of neonatal deaths, per capita over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Nigeria
00.0010.0020.003196819962024

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 0.0014 deaths per person against 0.0013 deaths per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0001 deaths per person.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Nigeria ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 5th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0024 deaths per person 0.0029 deaths per person 0.0005 deaths per person Nigeria
1980s 0.0025 deaths per person 0.0023 deaths per person 0.0001 deaths per person Central African Republic
1990s 0.0021 deaths per person 0.0022 deaths per person 0.0001 deaths per person Nigeria
2000s 0.0017 deaths per person 0.0018 deaths per person 0.0001 deaths per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0015 deaths per person 0.0015 deaths per person 0.0001 deaths per person Central African Republic
2020s 0.0015 deaths per person 0.0013 deaths per person 0.0002 deaths per person Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per capita, Central African Republic or Nigeria?
Central African Republic, at 0.0014 deaths per person against 0.0013 deaths per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per capita between Central African Republic and Nigeria?
0.0001 deaths per person, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Nigeria?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Nigeria rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?
Central African Republic ranks 2nd 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.