India vs Nigeria: Number of infant deaths
India
539,573 deaths
in 2024
Nigeria
519,644 deaths
in 2024
India rank
1st
Nigeria rank
2nd
Number of infant deaths over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
India currently reports 539,573 deaths against 519,644 deaths in Nigeria, a difference of 19,929 deaths.
Across all 60 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 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.82 million deaths | 437,030 deaths | 2.39 million deaths | India |
| 1970s | 2.81 million deaths | 384,969 deaths | 2.43 million deaths | India |
| 1980s | 2.55 million deaths | 392,562 deaths | 2.16 million deaths | India |
| 1990s | 2.15 million deaths | 481,558 deaths | 1.66 million deaths | India |
| 2000s | 1.61 million deaths | 495,251 deaths | 1.12 million deaths | India |
| 2010s | 960,872 deaths | 495,123 deaths | 465,749 deaths | India |
| 2020s | 600,162 deaths | 509,585 deaths | 90,577 deaths | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, India or Nigeria?
- India, at 539,573 deaths against 519,644 deaths in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between India and Nigeria?
- 19,929 deaths, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do India and Nigeria rank globally for number of infant 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 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 .