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Nigeria vs South Africa: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)

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

In , Nigeria's Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) was 69.80, compared to South Africa's 24.20. That makes Nigeria's value 188.4% higher than South Africa's.

Nigeria

Rank #2 of 196 globally

Nigeria trend
Latest (2024)
69.80
Year-over-year
-0.4%
10-year change
+2.5%
Peak
80.00 (2005)
Trough
68.00 (2015)

South Africa

Rank #58 of 196 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
24.20
Year-over-year
-0.4%
10-year change
-21.2%
Peak
47.70 (2005)
Trough
24.20 (2024)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN), CC BY 4.0.