Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.2526 units per square kilometre against 0.0365 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.2161 units per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 6.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 195 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.237 units per square kilometre | 0.0528 units per square kilometre | 0.1842 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.2412 units per square kilometre | 0.0479 units per square kilometre | 0.1934 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.2411 units per square kilometre | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | 0.2028 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.2477 units per square kilometre | 0.0369 units per square kilometre | 0.2108 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Nigeria, at 0.2526 units per square kilometre against 0.0365 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.2161 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.