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
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) β 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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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.