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

Nigeria
0.0037 units per person
in 2024
World
0.0006 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
5th
World rank
3rd

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

  • Nigeria
  • World
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0037 units per person against 0.0006 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0031 units per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 6.2 times World's.

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

Nigeria ranks 5th and World ranks 3rd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria World Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0092 units per person 0.0029 units per person 0.0063 units per person Nigeria
1990s 0.0083 units per person 0.0021 units per person 0.0063 units per person Nigeria
2000s 0.0062 units per person 0.0013 units per person 0.0049 units per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0046 units per person 0.0008 units per person 0.0037 units per person Nigeria
2020s 0.0038 units per person 0.0006 units per person 0.0032 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 World?
Nigeria, at 0.0037 units per person against 0.0006 units per person in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita between Nigeria and World?
0.0031 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and World?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and World rank globally for under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita?
Nigeria ranks 5th and World ranks 3rd 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.