Niger vs Nigeria: Annual death rates at different ages in females
Niger
63.68 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Nigeria
67.32 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Niger rank
5th
Nigeria rank
2nd
Annual death rates at different ages in females over time
- Niger
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 67.32 deaths per 1,000 people against 63.68 deaths per 1,000 people in Niger, a difference of 3.64 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Niger ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 127.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 162.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 34.31 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 128.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 153.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.75 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 130.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 135.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 130.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 119.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.54 deaths per 1,000 people | Niger |
| 1990s | 119.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 116.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Niger |
| 2000s | 89.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 96.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.92 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 69.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 79.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.53 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 64.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 70.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.35 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in females, Niger or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 67.32 deaths per 1,000 people against 63.68 deaths per 1,000 people in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in females between Niger and Nigeria?
- 3.64 deaths per 1,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in females?
- Niger ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages in females. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.