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Nigeria vs South Africa: Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Nigeria's Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population) was 71.70, compared to South Africa's 27.60. That makes Nigeria's value 159.8% higher than South Africa's.

Nigeria

Rank #5 of 183 globally

(insufficient data for trend)
Latest (2019)
71.70
Peak
71.70 (2019)
Trough
71.70 (2019)

South Africa

Rank #43 of 183 globally

(insufficient data for trend)
Latest (2019)
27.60
Peak
27.60 (2019)
Trough
27.60 (2019)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SH.STA.WASH.P5), CC BY 4.0.