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

Nigeria, at 457,845 against 317,384 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

India

317,384

in 2024

Nigeria

457,845

in 2024

India rank

2nd

Nigeria rank

1st

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

India
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 457,845 against 317,384 in India, a difference of 140,461.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 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	2.25 million	518,629	1.73 million	India
1970s	2.21 million	384,571	1.82 million	India
1980s	1.95 million	412,242	1.54 million	India
1990s	1.55 million	486,888	1.06 million	India
2000s	1.07 million	473,288	593,034	India
2010s	590,669	458,269	132,400	India
2020s	356,771	456,183	99,412	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, India or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 457,845 against 317,384 in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between India and Nigeria?: 140,461, 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, 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 under-five deaths, male. 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, 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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of male children dying before reaching age five.