India vs Niger: Number of child deaths by age
India
75,457 deaths
in 2024
Niger
46,536 deaths
in 2024
India rank
3rd
Niger rank
5th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- India
- Niger
How they compare
India currently reports 75,457 deaths against 46,536 deaths in Niger, a difference of 28,921 deaths.
That makes India's figure about 1.6 times Niger's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 5th of 199 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.57 million deaths | 53,294 deaths | 1.52 million deaths | India |
| 1980s | 1.35 million deaths | 68,347 deaths | 1.28 million deaths | India |
| 1990s | 979,954 deaths | 72,537 deaths | 907,417 deaths | India |
| 2000s | 535,872 deaths | 56,884 deaths | 478,988 deaths | India |
| 2010s | 212,112 deaths | 48,378 deaths | 163,735 deaths | India |
| 2020s | 93,595 deaths | 47,578 deaths | 46,017 deaths | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, India or Niger?
- India, at 75,457 deaths against 46,536 deaths in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between India and Niger?
- 28,921 deaths, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Niger?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do India and Niger rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- India ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 5th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .