Nigeria vs Russia

Nigeria vs Russia: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 11.6 per 100 live births in Nigeria and 0.5 per 100 live births in Russia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 11 per 100 live births, or 22 times that in Russia.

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

Nigeria vs Russia: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 11.6 per 100 live births in Nigeria and 0.5 per 100 live births in Russia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 11 per 100 live births, or 22 times that in Russia.
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What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1962.
  • In 2024, Nigeria ranked 1 and Russia ranked 160 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • 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

YearNigeriaRussiaWorld
202411.60.53.7
202311.70.53.8
202211.80.54
202111.80.64
202011.70.63.9
201911.70.64
201811.70.64
201711.70.74.1
201611.70.84.2
201511.80.84.3
201411.90.94.4
20131214.5
201212.214.7
201112.415
201012.615.1
200912.91.15.3
200813.31.15.5
200713.71.25.7
200614.11.36
200514.61.46.2
200415.11.56.6
200315.71.66.8
200216.41.77.1
200117.11.87.4
200017.71.97.7
199918.427.9
199818.92.18.3
199719.42.18.4
199619.82.28.6
199520.12.28.8
199420.32.28.9
199320.52.29.1
199220.62.29.2
199120.72.29.3
199020.82.29.4
198920.82.29.5
198820.82.310
198720.82.39.9
198620.82.410.3
198520.72.510.6
198420.72.610.9
198320.72.611.1
198220.82.711.2
1981212.711.6
198021.32.711.9
197921.72.811.9
197822.32.812.3
197722.92.812.6
197623.62.812.8
197524.32.813.1
197425.22.813.3
1973262.813.5
197226.82.813.7
197127.62.813.9
197038.72.914.2
196939.72.914.6
196840.7315
196730.53.115.3
196631.23.215.1
196531.93.415.1
196432.63.615.7
196331.13.816.2
196231.3417
1961–4.318.8
1960–4.620.2
1959–4.919.9
1958–5.219.7
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
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911–38.536
1910–4436.4
1909–40.336.6
1908–39.637.2
1907–36.637.4
1906–40.338.1
1905–44.238.8
1904–37.738.9
1903–40.639.5
1902–41.940.1
1901–44.240.8
1900–40.940.9
1899–3940.8
1898–45.341.2
1897–42.241
1896–44.541.1
1895–45.341.3
1894–4341.2
1893–40.941.2
1892–49.941.7
1891–44.241.3
1890–47.441.5
1889–44.741.2
1888–40.641
1887–41.641.1
1886–40.341.1
1885–43.941.2
1884–41.341.1
1883–46.141.4
1882–48.941.5
1881–40.941.1
1880–46.541.6
1879–40.941.1
1878–48.741.6
1877–42.241.2
1876–45.241.4
1875–43.241.5
1874–42.641.7
1873–42.641.8
1872–47.942.1
1871–44.542.2
1870–40.341.9
1869–44.742.1
1868–48.642.4
1867–39.542
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––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

Each country on its own

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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