Chad vs Nigeria: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Chad
97.26 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Nigeria
115.65 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Chad rank
4th
Nigeria rank
1st
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Chad
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 115.65 per 1,000 live births against 97.26 per 1,000 live births in Chad, a difference of 18.39 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 1st of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 166.83 per 1,000 live births | 150.54 per 1,000 live births | 16.29 per 1,000 live births | Chad |
| 2010s | 130.36 per 1,000 live births | 119.73 per 1,000 live births | 10.63 per 1,000 live births | Chad |
| 2020s | 103.91 per 1,000 live births | 116.98 per 1,000 live births | 13.07 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Chad or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 115.65 per 1,000 live births against 97.26 per 1,000 live births in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Chad and Nigeria?
- 18.39 per 1,000 live births, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nigeria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Nigeria rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Chad ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 1st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.