Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Ethiopia or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 231,292 against 58,159 in Ethiopia as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?

58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Number of infant deaths, female

Ethiopia

58,159

in 2024

Nigeria

231,292

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

5th

Nigeria rank

2nd

Number of infant deaths, female over time

Ethiopia
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 231,292 against 58,159 in Ethiopia, a difference of 173,133.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 4.0 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 197 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	79,680	220,655	140,975	Nigeria
1970s	104,083	175,240	71,157	Nigeria
1980s	136,281	176,648	40,367	Nigeria
1990s	128,008	215,885	87,877	Nigeria
2000s	101,425	219,699	118,273	Nigeria
2010s	68,983	219,587	150,604	Nigeria
2020s	70,805	226,766	155,961	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Ethiopia or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 231,292 against 58,159 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Ethiopia and Nigeria?: 173,133, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: Ethiopia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.