Guinea vs Nigeria: Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita

Guinea
0.0016 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.002 units per person
in 2024
Guinea rank
7th
Nigeria rank
5th

Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita over time

  • Guinea
  • Nigeria
0.0020.0040.0060.0080.01196019922024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.002 units per person against 0.0016 units per person in Guinea, a difference of 0.0004 units per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Nigeria ahead.

Guinea ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0073 units per person 0.0095 units per person 0.0022 units per person Nigeria
1970s 0.0069 units per person 0.0062 units per person 0.0008 units per person Guinea
1980s 0.006 units per person 0.0049 units per person 0.001 units per person Guinea
1990s 0.0046 units per person 0.0045 units per person 0.0001 units per person Guinea
2000s 0.003 units per person 0.0033 units per person 0.0003 units per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0023 units per person 0.0024 units per person 0.0002 units per person Nigeria
2020s 0.0018 units per person 0.002 units per person 0.0002 units per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, per capita, Guinea or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.002 units per person against 0.0016 units per person in Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male, per capita between Guinea and Nigeria?
0.0004 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Nigeria?
56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male, per capita?
Guinea ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
240 places, 12,953 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of under-five deaths, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.