Middle income vs Nigeria: Number of infant deaths
Middle income
2.45 million
in 2024
Nigeria
519,644
in 2024
Middle income rank
5th
Nigeria rank
2nd
Number of infant deaths over time
- Middle income
- Nigeria
How they compare
Middle income currently reports 2.45 million against 519,644 in Nigeria, a difference of 1.93 million.
That makes Middle income's figure about 4.7 times Nigeria's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.45 million | 481,558 | 5.97 million | Middle income |
| 2000s | 4.69 million | 495,251 | 4.20 million | Middle income |
| 2010s | 3.35 million | 495,123 | 2.86 million | Middle income |
| 2020s | 2.57 million | 509,585 | 2.06 million | Middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Middle income or Nigeria?
- Middle income, at 2.45 million against 519,644 in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Middle income and Nigeria?
- 1.93 million, with Middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Middle income and Nigeria rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Middle income ranks 5th 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
Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.