India vs Nigeria: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female

India
20,434
in 2024
Nigeria
39,521
in 2024
India rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
1st

Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female over time

  • India
  • Nigeria
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020072024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 39,521 against 20,434 in India, a difference of 19,087.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.9 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.

India ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 138,948 34,180 104,768 India
2000s 90,799 34,559 56,240 India
2010s 44,253 37,281 6,972 India
2020s 23,484 39,705 16,221 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female, India or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 39,521 against 20,434 in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female between India and Nigeria?
19,087, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do India and Nigeria rank globally for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female?
India ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 8,400 data points, 1990–2024
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Number of deaths of female children ages 5-9 years