Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre
Nigeria
0.3233 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.047 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
8th
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.3233 units per square kilometre against 0.047 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.2763 units per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 6.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 195 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2595 units per square kilometre | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | 0.2076 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.2796 units per square kilometre | 0.0516 units per square kilometre | 0.228 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.3048 units per square kilometre | 0.0471 units per square kilometre | 0.2577 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.3173 units per square kilometre | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | 0.2705 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Nigeria, at 0.3233 units per square kilometre against 0.047 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.2763 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of neonatal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.