Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Number of infant deaths
Ethiopia
141,578 deaths
in 2024
Nigeria
519,644 deaths
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
5th
Nigeria rank
2nd
Number of infant deaths over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 519,644 deaths against 141,578 deaths in Ethiopia, a difference of 378,066 deaths.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 3.7 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 199 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 180,865 deaths | 476,273 deaths | 295,408 deaths | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 235,912 deaths | 384,969 deaths | 149,057 deaths | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 308,059 deaths | 392,562 deaths | 84,503 deaths | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 297,621 deaths | 481,558 deaths | 183,937 deaths | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 242,802 deaths | 495,251 deaths | 252,448 deaths | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 168,657 deaths | 495,123 deaths | 326,466 deaths | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 168,605 deaths | 509,585 deaths | 340,980 deaths | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 519,644 deaths against 141,578 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 378,066 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Ethiopia ranks 5th 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 infant 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 1 .