Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia

Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 11.6 per 100 live births in Nigeria and 0.6 per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 11 per 100 live births, or 19 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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

Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 11.6 per 100 live births in Nigeria and 0.6 per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 11 per 100 live births, or 19 times that in Saudi Arabia.
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What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
  • In 2024, Nigeria ranked 1 and Saudi Arabia ranked 149 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

YearNigeriaSaudi ArabiaWorld
202411.60.63.7
202311.70.63.8
202211.80.64
202111.80.74
202011.70.73.9
201911.70.74
201811.70.84
201711.70.84.1
201611.70.94.2
201511.80.94.3
201411.914.4
20131214.5
201212.21.14.7
201112.41.15
201012.61.25.1
200912.91.35.3
200813.31.45.5
200713.71.55.7
200614.11.56
200514.61.66.2
200415.11.76.6
200315.71.86.8
200216.41.97.1
200117.12.17.4
200017.72.27.7
199918.42.37.9
199818.92.58.3
199719.42.78.4
199619.82.88.6
199520.138.8
199420.33.38.9
199320.53.59.1
199220.63.89.2
199120.74.19.3
199020.84.49.4
198920.84.89.5
198820.85.210
198720.85.69.9
198620.8610.3
198520.76.510.6
198420.7710.9
198320.77.511.1
198220.88.111.2
1981218.711.6
198021.39.311.9
197921.71011.9
197822.310.712.3
197722.911.412.6
197623.612.212.8
197524.31313.1
197425.213.913.3
19732614.913.5
197226.815.913.7
197127.617.113.9
197038.718.314.2
196939.7–14.6
196840.7–15
196730.5–15.3
196631.2–15.1
196531.9–15.1
196432.6–15.7
196331.1–16.2
196231.3–17
1961––18.8
1960–24.320.2
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
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––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
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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