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

Middle income, at 1.46 million against 397,831 in Nigeria as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Middle income and Nigeria?

1.06 million, with Middle income ahead.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Middle income vs Nigeria: Number of under-five deaths, female

Middle income

1.46 million

in 2024

Nigeria

397,831

in 2024

Middle income rank

4th

Nigeria rank

1st

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Middle income
Nigeria

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 1.46 million against 397,831 in Nigeria, a difference of 1.06 million.

That makes Middle income's figure about 3.7 times Nigeria's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

Middle income ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 1st of 43 groups.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Middle income	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.31 million	423,988	3.88 million	Middle income
2000s	3.00 million	407,558	2.60 million	Middle income
2010s	2.04 million	396,243	1.64 million	Middle income
2020s	1.54 million	397,504	1.15 million	Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Middle income or Nigeria?: Middle income, at 1.46 million against 397,831 in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Middle income and Nigeria?: 1.06 million, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Nigeria?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Middle income and Nigeria rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: Middle income ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 1st of 43 groups.
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: 03 September 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.