Nigeria vs Zambia: Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate
Nigeria
-0.1829 % change on previous year
in 2024
Zambia
-0.0273 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nigeria rank
49th
Zambia rank
47th
Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate over time
- Nigeria
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports -0.0273 % change on previous year against -0.1829 % change on previous year in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1556 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 47th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -2.72 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | 3.99 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1980s | 1.66 % change on previous year | 4.3 % change on previous year | 2.64 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1990s | 1.05 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 0.0273 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | -0.8862 % change on previous year | -4.48 % change on previous year | 3.59 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0385 % change on previous year | -2.3 % change on previous year | 2.34 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0424 % change on previous year | -0.4985 % change on previous year | 0.5409 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate, Nigeria or Zambia?
- Zambia, at -0.0273 % change on previous year against -0.1829 % change on previous year in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate between Nigeria and Zambia?
- 0.1556 % change on previous year, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate?
- Nigeria ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 47th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of under-five deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.