Nigeria vs North America: Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita

Nigeria
0.0037 units per person
in 2024
North America
0.0001 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
5th
North America rank
4th

Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • North America
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0037 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0036 units per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 54.7 times North America's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 5th and North America ranks 4th of 196 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria North America Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0092 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0.009 units per person Nigeria
1990s 0.0083 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0082 units per person Nigeria
2000s 0.0062 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0061 units per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0046 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0045 units per person Nigeria
2020s 0.0038 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0038 units per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita, Nigeria or North America?
Nigeria, at 0.0037 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita between Nigeria and North America?
0.0036 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and North America?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and North America rank globally for under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita?
Nigeria ranks 5th and North America ranks 4th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 11,594 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.