India vs Nigeria: Number of infant deaths, male

India
282,491
in 2024
Nigeria
288,352
in 2024
India rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
1st

Number of infant deaths, male over time

  • India
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 288,352 against 282,491 in India, a difference of 5,861.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was India ahead.

India ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st 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 1.50 million 235,530 1.26 million India
1970s 1.49 million 209,730 1.28 million India
1980s 1.36 million 215,915 1.14 million India
1990s 1.13 million 265,673 863,542 India
2000s 832,155 275,552 556,603 India
2010s 495,382 275,536 219,846 India
2020s 313,243 282,819 30,425 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, India or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 288,352 against 282,491 in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male between India and Nigeria?
5,861, with Nigeria 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, male?
India ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infant deaths, male
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 male infants dying before reaching one year of age.