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Nigeria vs South Africa: Health & Population

This page compares Nigeria and South Africa across 109 Health & Population indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator Nigeria South Africa Detail
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 5.45 9.92 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 54.64 66.31 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 354.91 353.70 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 62.98 63.69 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 49.43 51.33 Compare →
Population, male 117.67M 31.15M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 50.57 48.67 Compare →
Rural population 86.15M 23.24M Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 37.02 36.31 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 3.36 1.42 Compare →
Urban population 146.53M 40.77M Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 4.38 2.21 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 340.87 234.18 Compare →
Population, total 232.68M 64.01M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 3.05 6.69 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 41.01 25.88 Compare →
Net migration -15,258.00 146,370.00 Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 83.96 51.84 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 32.49 18.48 Compare →
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 11.64 9.24 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 54.94 69.79 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 54.33 62.78 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 49.13 67.72 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 47.49 52.80 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 47.03M 8.24M Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 40.89 25.09 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 48.40M 8.32M Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 41.13 26.72 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 95.43M 16.57M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 64.25M 21.98M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 55.87 66.91 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 65.90M 21.17M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 56.01 67.97 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 130.16M 43.16M Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 55.94 67.43 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 3.73M 2.63M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 3.24 8.00 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 3.37M 1.65M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 2.86 5.31 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 7.09M 4.28M Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.04 1.04 Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 78.77 48.31 Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 73.32 38.39 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 2.08 1.25 Compare →
Population, female 115.01M 32.85M Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 0.60 4.10 Compare →
International migrant stock, total 1.40M 2.63M Compare →
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 82.25 90.19 Compare →
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) 47.90 77.38 Compare →
People practicing open defecation (% of population) 17.96 0.28 Compare →
Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79) 3.00 7.20 Compare →
Rural population growth (annual %) -0.06 0.95 Compare →
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 87,289.00 4,907.00 Compare →
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin 467,605.00 1,174.00 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) 69.80 24.20 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000) 8.80 3.00 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) 6.90 7.10 Compare →
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000) 8.70 11.60 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) 109.50 32.40 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) 121.40 37.60 Compare →
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) 39.00 12.40 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) 63.20 22.20 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) 76.00 26.10 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 115.60 35.10 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 86,235.00 2,575.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 52,496.00 3,161.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 36,104.00 7,614.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 38,113.00 11,947.00 Compare →
Number of infant deaths 519,644.00 28,570.00 Compare →
Number of under-five deaths 855,676.00 41,435.00 Compare →
Number of neonatal deaths 295,006.00 14,715.00 Compare →
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000) 13.50 2.40 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) 4.06 0.24 Compare →
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 0.38 0.79 Compare →
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) 993.00 118.00 Compare →
Number of maternal deaths 75,000.00 1,400.00 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) 25.00 409.00 Compare →
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) 4.19 8.91 Compare →
UHC service coverage index 47.00 74.00 Compare →
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 57.00 76.00 Compare →
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 4.21 44.86 Compare →
Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) 67.00 74.00 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) 45.00 29.30 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) 37.90 31.20 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49) 37.20 31.30 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) 68.90 44.40 Compare →
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) 20.70 22.20 Compare →
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) 0.50 2.25 Compare →
Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) 67.00 74.00 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) 6.31 12.41 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) 1.21 2.31 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) 3.78 7.13 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) 17.70 22.70 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) 1.07 1.69 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) 1.03 1.56 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) 1.11 1.82 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) 8.38 35.40 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) 4.99 22.30 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) 1.53 9.94 Compare →
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) 63.70 46.41 Compare →
Cause of death, by injury (% of total) 7.83 8.55 Compare →
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) 27.70 37.16 Compare →
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes (% of total) 0.76 7.88 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) 16.90 24.70 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) 18.50 20.10 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) 167.20 92.00 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) 165.20 74.90 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) 162.90 61.70 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population) 71.70 27.60 Compare →
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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.