Madagascar vs Nigeria: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years
Madagascar
11.6 per 1,000
in 2024
Nigeria
13.5 per 1,000
in 2024
Madagascar rank
7th
Nigeria rank
5th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years over time
- Madagascar
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 13.5 per 1,000 against 11.6 per 1,000 in Madagascar, a difference of 1.9 per 1,000.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.59 per 1,000 | 22.64 per 1,000 | 3.05 per 1,000 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 12.84 per 1,000 | 17.72 per 1,000 | 4.88 per 1,000 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 10.37 per 1,000 | 14.29 per 1,000 | 3.92 per 1,000 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 11.66 per 1,000 | 13.64 per 1,000 | 1.98 per 1,000 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, Madagascar or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 13.5 per 1,000 against 11.6 per 1,000 in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years between Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 1.9 per 1,000, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Nigeria rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Madagascar ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.