India vs Nigeria: Births and deaths per year
India
9.51 million deaths
in 2023
Nigeria
2.68 million deaths
in 2023
India rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
4th
Births and deaths per year over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
India currently reports 9.51 million deaths against 2.68 million deaths in Nigeria, a difference of 6.83 million deaths.
That makes India's figure about 3.6 times Nigeria's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 4th of 236 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.17 million deaths | 1.10 million deaths | 7.07 million deaths | India |
| 1960s | 9.04 million deaths | 1.28 million deaths | 7.75 million deaths | India |
| 1970s | 9.45 million deaths | 1.38 million deaths | 8.08 million deaths | India |
| 1980s | 9.40 million deaths | 1.60 million deaths | 7.80 million deaths | India |
| 1990s | 9.20 million deaths | 2.03 million deaths | 7.17 million deaths | India |
| 2000s | 9.04 million deaths | 2.28 million deaths | 6.76 million deaths | India |
| 2010s | 8.99 million deaths | 2.55 million deaths | 6.44 million deaths | India |
| 2020s | 10.52 million deaths | 2.68 million deaths | 7.84 million deaths | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher births and deaths per year, India or Nigeria?
- India, at 9.51 million deaths against 2.68 million deaths in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in births and deaths per year between India and Nigeria?
- 6.83 million deaths, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do India and Nigeria rank globally for births and deaths per year?
- India ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 4th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year.