India vs Nigeria: Number of neonatal deaths
India
557,579 deaths
in 2019
Nigeria
277,187 deaths
in 2019
India rank
1st
Nigeria rank
2nd
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
India currently reports 557,579 deaths against 277,187 deaths in Nigeria, a difference of 280,392 deaths.
That makes India's figure about 2.0 times Nigeria's.
Across all 70 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 204 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.33 million deaths | 139,326 deaths | 1.19 million deaths | India |
| 1960s | 1.44 million deaths | 155,658 deaths | 1.28 million deaths | India |
| 1970s | 1.42 million deaths | 176,412 deaths | 1.25 million deaths | India |
| 1980s | 1.42 million deaths | 189,516 deaths | 1.23 million deaths | India |
| 1990s | 1.16 million deaths | 237,352 deaths | 925,965 deaths | India |
| 2000s | 981,881 deaths | 286,856 deaths | 695,025 deaths | India |
| 2010s | 715,189 deaths | 290,644 deaths | 424,544 deaths | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, India or Nigeria?
- India, at 557,579 deaths against 277,187 deaths in Nigeria as of 2019.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between India and Nigeria?
- 280,392 deaths, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do India and Nigeria rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.