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
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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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Indicator
Annual death rates at different ages in females
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.