Which has higher number of child deaths by region, India or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 855,676 against 615,030 in India as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?

56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Nigeria: Number of child deaths by region

India

615,030

in 2024

Nigeria

855,676

in 2024

India rank

2nd

Nigeria rank

1st

Number of child deaths by region over time

India
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 855,676 against 615,030 in India, a difference of 240,646.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was India ahead.

India ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	4.49 million	991,094	3.50 million	India
1970s	4.41 million	724,884	3.69 million	India
1980s	3.90 million	772,786	3.13 million	India
1990s	3.13 million	910,876	2.22 million	India
2000s	2.15 million	880,846	1.27 million	India
2010s	1.17 million	854,512	318,472	India
2020s	693,757	853,687	159,930	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by region, India or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 855,676 against 615,030 in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by region between India and Nigeria?: 240,646, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do India and Nigeria rank globally for number of child deaths by region?: India ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths by region
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 11,389 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

The estimated number of children under five years old who die each year.