India vs Nigeria: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
India
642,598 deaths
in 2023
Nigeria
771,644 deaths
in 2023
India rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
1st
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 771,644 deaths against 642,598 deaths in India, a difference of 129,046 deaths.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.
India ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 7 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.39 million deaths | 598,833 deaths | 3.80 million deaths | India |
| 1960s | 4.61 million deaths | 682,555 deaths | 3.93 million deaths | India |
| 1970s | 4.48 million deaths | 729,268 deaths | 3.75 million deaths | India |
| 1980s | 3.96 million deaths | 794,278 deaths | 3.16 million deaths | India |
| 1990s | 3.14 million deaths | 938,457 deaths | 2.20 million deaths | India |
| 2000s | 2.15 million deaths | 947,900 deaths | 1.20 million deaths | India |
| 2010s | 1.17 million deaths | 913,359 deaths | 254,704 deaths | India |
| 2020s | 705,718 deaths | 797,947 deaths | 92,229 deaths | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, India or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 771,644 deaths against 642,598 deaths in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between India and Nigeria?
- 129,046 deaths, with Nigeria 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 number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- India ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. 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. This only includes people aged 0-4.