Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre

Nigeria
0.2526 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0365 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
6th

Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.050.10.150.20.25196519942023

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.

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Indicator
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 12,098 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.