What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per capita between Central African Republic and Nigeria?

0.0002 units per person, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Nigeria?

56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Nigeria: Number of under-five deaths, per capita

Central African Republic

0.0039 units per person

in 2024

Nigeria

0.0037 units per person

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

4th

Nigeria rank

5th

Number of under-five deaths, per capita over time

Central African Republic
Nigeria

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 0.0039 units per person against 0.0037 units per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Nigeria ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0097 units per person	0.0181 units per person	0.0085 units per person	Nigeria
1970s	0.0086 units per person	0.0116 units per person	0.003 units per person	Nigeria
1980s	0.0082 units per person	0.0092 units per person	0.001 units per person	Nigeria
1990s	0.0074 units per person	0.0083 units per person	0.0009 units per person	Nigeria
2000s	0.0078 units per person	0.0062 units per person	0.0016 units per person	Central African Republic
2010s	0.0064 units per person	0.0046 units per person	0.0019 units per person	Central African Republic
2020s	0.0083 units per person	0.0038 units per person	0.0044 units per person	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per capita, Central African Republic or Nigeria?: Central African Republic, at 0.0039 units per person against 0.0037 units per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per capita between Central African Republic and Nigeria?: 0.0002 units per person, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Nigeria?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Nigeria rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per capita?: Central African Republic ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five 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 under-five deaths, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 197 places, 11,457 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

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