Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, India or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 397,831 against 297,646 in India as of 2024.

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

56 years are reported by both, from 1969 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Nigeria: Number of under-five deaths, female

India

297,646

in 2024

Nigeria

397,831

in 2024

India rank

2nd

Nigeria rank

1st

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

India
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 397,831 against 297,646 in India, a difference of 100,185.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was India ahead.

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

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.24 million	472,465	1.77 million	India
1970s	2.21 million	340,313	1.87 million	India
1980s	1.95 million	360,544	1.59 million	India
1990s	1.58 million	423,988	1.15 million	India
2000s	1.08 million	407,558	675,484	India
2010s	582,315	396,243	186,072	India
2020s	336,986	397,504	60,518	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, India or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 397,831 against 297,646 in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between India and Nigeria?: 100,185, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do India and Nigeria rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five 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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.