India vs Nigeria: Number of youth deaths
India
714,593 deaths
in 2024
Nigeria
994,407 deaths
in 2024
India rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
1st
Number of youth deaths over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 994,407 deaths against 714,593 deaths in India, a difference of 279,814 deaths.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
India ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.54 million deaths | 1.02 million deaths | 2.52 million deaths | India |
| 2000s | 2.46 million deaths | 987,683 deaths | 1.47 million deaths | India |
| 2010s | 1.35 million deaths | 975,487 deaths | 378,475 deaths | India |
| 2020s | 805,208 deaths | 990,744 deaths | 185,536 deaths | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, India or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 994,407 deaths against 714,593 deaths in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between India and Nigeria?
- 279,814 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Nigeria rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- India ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.