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

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

In , Nigeria's Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) was 39.00, compared to South Africa's 12.40. That makes Nigeria's value 214.5% higher than South Africa's.

Nigeria

Rank #2 of 196 globally

Nigeria trend
Latest (2024)
39.00
Year-over-year
-0.5%
10-year change
+3.2%
Peak
40.00 (2005)
Trough
37.60 (2012)

South Africa

Rank #70 of 196 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
12.40
Year-over-year
+1.6%
10-year change
+6.0%
Peak
13.40 (2008)
Trough
11.40 (2018)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SH.DYN.NMRT), CC BY 4.0.