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
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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About this data
Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.