India vs Nigeria: Number of infant deaths, female

India
257,082
in 2024
Nigeria
231,292
in 2024
India rank
1st
Nigeria rank
2nd

Number of infant deaths, female over time

  • India
  • Nigeria
250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M196019922024

How they compare

India currently reports 257,082 against 231,292 in Nigeria, a difference of 25,790.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 60 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 1.33 million 201,499 1.12 million India
1970s 1.32 million 175,240 1.15 million India
1980s 1.19 million 176,648 1.02 million India
1990s 1.02 million 215,885 801,127 India
2000s 781,337 219,699 561,638 India
2010s 465,490 219,587 245,903 India
2020s 286,919 226,766 60,153 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, India or Nigeria?
India, at 257,082 against 231,292 in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between India and Nigeria?
25,790, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do India and Nigeria rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?
India ranks 1st 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
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.