India vs Nigeria: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
India
386,212 deaths
in 2024
Nigeria
295,006 deaths
in 2024
India rank
1st
Nigeria rank
2nd
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
India currently reports 386,212 deaths against 295,006 deaths in Nigeria, a difference of 91,206 deaths.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 199 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.86 million deaths | 184,733 deaths | 1.68 million deaths | India |
| 1980s | 1.76 million deaths | 195,425 deaths | 1.56 million deaths | India |
| 1990s | 1.45 million deaths | 236,326 deaths | 1.22 million deaths | India |
| 2000s | 1.08 million deaths | 254,614 deaths | 824,262 deaths | India |
| 2010s | 681,798 deaths | 277,596 deaths | 404,202 deaths | India |
| 2020s | 432,777 deaths | 290,179 deaths | 142,598 deaths | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, India or Nigeria?
- India, at 386,212 deaths against 295,006 deaths in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between India and Nigeria?
- 91,206 deaths, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do India and Nigeria rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd 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 neonatal, infant and child deaths. 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 less than 28 days .