India vs Nigeria: Number of child deaths
India
615,030 deaths
in 2024
Nigeria
855,676 deaths
in 2024
India rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
1st
Number of child deaths over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 855,676 deaths against 615,030 deaths in India, a difference of 240,646 deaths.
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 199 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 deaths | 991,094 deaths | 3.50 million deaths | India |
| 1970s | 4.41 million deaths | 724,884 deaths | 3.69 million deaths | India |
| 1980s | 3.90 million deaths | 772,786 deaths | 3.13 million deaths | India |
| 1990s | 3.13 million deaths | 910,876 deaths | 2.22 million deaths | India |
| 2000s | 2.15 million deaths | 880,846 deaths | 1.27 million deaths | India |
| 2010s | 1.17 million deaths | 854,512 deaths | 318,472 deaths | India |
| 2020s | 693,757 deaths | 853,687 deaths | 159,930 deaths | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, India or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 855,676 deaths against 615,030 deaths in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between India and Nigeria?
- 240,646 deaths, 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?
- India ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st 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. 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 under 5 .