Germany vs Nigeria

Germany vs Nigeria: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Germany and 11.6 per 100 live births in Nigeria, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 11.2 per 100 live births, or 31 times that in Germany.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Germany vs Nigeria: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Germany and 11.6 per 100 live births in Nigeria, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 11.2 per 100 live births, or 31 times that in Germany.
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What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1967.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearGermanyNigeriaWorld
20240.411.63.7
20230.411.73.8
20220.411.84
20210.411.84
20200.411.73.9
20190.411.74
20180.411.74
20170.411.74.1
20160.411.74.2
20150.411.84.3
20140.411.94.4
20130.4124.5
20120.412.24.7
20110.412.45
20100.412.65.1
20090.412.95.3
20080.413.35.5
20070.513.75.7
20060.514.16
20050.514.66.2
20040.515.16.6
20030.515.76.8
20020.516.47.1
20010.517.17.4
20000.517.77.7
19990.618.47.9
19980.618.98.3
19970.619.48.4
19960.619.88.6
19950.720.18.8
19940.720.38.9
19930.720.59.1
19920.820.69.2
19910.820.79.3
19900.920.89.4
19890.920.89.5
1988120.810
1987120.89.9
19861.120.810.3
19851.120.710.6
19841.220.710.9
19831.320.711.1
19821.320.811.2
19811.42111.6
19801.521.311.9
19791.621.711.9
19781.722.312.3
19771.822.912.6
1976223.612.8
19752.124.313.1
19742.225.213.3
19732.32613.5
19722.426.813.7
19712.527.613.9
19702.638.714.2
19692.639.714.6
19682.740.715
19672.930.515.3
1966–31.215.1
1965–31.915.1
1964–32.615.7
1963–31.116.2
1962–31.317
1961––18.8
19604.3–20.2
1959––19.9
1958––19.7
1957––20.5
1956––21.3
1955––22.3
1954––22.8
1953––23.3
1952––23.9
1951––24.3
1950––24.7
1949––24.9
1948––24.9
1947––25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
19408.7–27.9
193910–28
19388.1–28.7
19378.7–28.8
19369–29.1
193514.7–29.5
19349–30.7
193310.9–30.5
193211.2–30.7
193111.9–31.4
193012.2–31.6
192914.4–32
192812.9–31.9
192714.4–31.9
192615.3–32.7
192515.9–32.4
192416.4–33.1
192320.7–33.1
192220.5–33.2
192121.3–34.2
192020.7–34.4
191923.3–35.7
191825.7–37.6
191724.1–35.3
191622.4–35.1
191523.9–35.3
191426.7–35.4
191324.4–35.1
191223.7–35.5
191131.2–36
191026.4–36.4
190927.6–36.6
190828.9–37.2
190728.6–37.4
190630.1–38.1
190533.3–38.8
190431.9–38.9
190333.2–39.5
190229.8–40.1
190133.7–40.8
190037.2–40.9
189935.1–40.8
189834.2–41.2
189736.1–41
189633.8–41.1
189537.4–41.3
189435.6–41.2
189336.4–41.2
189237.4–41.7
189135.6–41.3
189036.7–41.5
188936.7–41.2
188835.4–41
188735.3–41.1
188638.2–41.1
188536.7–41.2
188438.2–41.1
188337.7–41.4
188237.1–41.5
188136.4–41.1
188039–41.6
187935.4–41.1
187836.7–41.6
187736.6–41.2
187637.1–41.4
187539.3–41.5
187448.2–41.7
187349.9–41.8
187248.9–42.1
187153.6–42.2
187048.4–41.9
186947.6–42.1
186849.9–42.4
186750.7–42
186648.9–42.1
186553.9–42.3
186448.2–42.2
186348.4–42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
186042.2–42.9
185952.6–43.7
185846.9–43.8
185749.9–44.2
185641.1–44.2
185546.3–44
185447.3–43.7
185346.3–43.2
185248.4–42.9
185146.6–42.4
185048.2–42
184946.3–42.3
184850.7–42.3
184746.5–42.2
184651.6–42.4
184546.9–42
184446.6–42.1
184346.6–42.1
184251.6–42.2
184148.7–42.1
184048.6–42.1
183946.3–42.1
183848.2–42.2
183749–42.2
183647.4–42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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