Low & middle income vs Nigeria: Number of infant deaths

Low & middle income
3.57 million
in 2024
Nigeria
519,644
in 2024
Low & middle income rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
2nd

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Nigeria
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196519942024

How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 3.57 million against 519,644 in Nigeria, a difference of 3.05 million.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 6.9 times Nigeria's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

Low & middle income ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 47 groups.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 7.95 million 481,558 7.46 million Low & middle income
2000s 6.04 million 495,251 5.54 million Low & middle income
2010s 4.51 million 495,123 4.01 million Low & middle income
2020s 3.73 million 509,585 3.22 million Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Low & middle income or Nigeria?
Low & middle income, at 3.57 million against 519,644 in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Low & middle income and Nigeria?
3.05 million, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Nigeria?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Low & middle income and Nigeria rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Low & middle income ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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

Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.