India vs Nigeria: Number of infant deaths
India
567,211.0%
in 2023
Nigeria
443,714.0%
in 2023
India rank
1st
Nigeria rank
2nd
Number of infant deaths over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
India currently reports 567,211.0% against 443,714.0% in Nigeria, a difference of 123,497.0%.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
Across all 59 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 | 2,840,026.0% | 381,469.8% | 2,458,556.2% | India |
| 1970s | 2,830,097.0% | 373,115.7% | 2,456,981.3% | India |
| 1980s | 2,553,597.0% | 393,994.2% | 2,159,602.8% | India |
| 1990s | 2,144,594.0% | 487,394.2% | 1,657,199.8% | India |
| 2000s | 1,617,830.0% | 514,682.1% | 1,103,147.9% | India |
| 2010s | 966,299.7% | 504,883.3% | 461,416.4% | India |
| 2020s | 612,819.0% | 452,777.8% | 160,041.2% | 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 567,211.0% against 443,714.0% in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between India and Nigeria?
- 123,497.0%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- 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?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.