Chad vs Nigeria: Child mortality rate
Chad
9.73 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nigeria
11.56 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Chad rank
4th
Nigeria rank
1st
Child mortality rate over time
- Chad
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 11.56 deaths per 100 live births against 9.73 deaths per 100 live births in Chad, a difference of 1.83 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Nigeria ahead.
Chad ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.98 deaths per 100 live births | 34.43 deaths per 100 live births | 8.46 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 24.82 deaths per 100 live births | 25.91 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 22.72 deaths per 100 live births | 20.82 deaths per 100 live births | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | Chad |
| 1990s | 19.87 deaths per 100 live births | 19.94 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0669 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 16.68 deaths per 100 live births | 15.05 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | Chad |
| 2010s | 13.04 deaths per 100 live births | 11.97 deaths per 100 live births | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | Chad |
| 2020s | 10.39 deaths per 100 live births | 11.7 deaths per 100 live births | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Chad or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 11.56 deaths per 100 live births against 9.73 deaths per 100 live births in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Chad and Nigeria?
- 1.83 deaths per 100 live births, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nigeria?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Nigeria rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Chad ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 1st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .