India vs Nigeria: Number of infants who die before age 1

India
525,425 deaths
in 2023
Nigeria
520,060 deaths
in 2023
India rank
1st
Nigeria rank
2nd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

  • India
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

India currently reports 525,425 deaths against 520,060 deaths in Nigeria, a difference of 5,365 deaths.

Across all 74 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 236 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nigeria Difference Ahead
1950s 2.77 million deaths 296,733 deaths 2.47 million deaths India
1960s 3.00 million deaths 351,049 deaths 2.64 million deaths India
1970s 3.03 million deaths 405,960 deaths 2.62 million deaths India
1980s 2.82 million deaths 461,060 deaths 2.36 million deaths India
1990s 2.32 million deaths 553,919 deaths 1.77 million deaths India
2000s 1.65 million deaths 597,599 deaths 1.06 million deaths India
2010s 930,608 deaths 593,922 deaths 336,686 deaths India
2020s 573,598 deaths 530,028 deaths 43,570 deaths India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, India or Nigeria?
India, at 525,425 deaths against 520,060 deaths in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between India and Nigeria?
5,365 deaths, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do India and Nigeria rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.