Niger vs Nigeria: Child mortality
Niger
11.07 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nigeria
11.56 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Niger rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
1st
Child mortality over time
- Niger
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 11.56 deaths per 100 live births against 11.07 deaths per 100 live births in Niger, a difference of 0.49 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Nigeria ahead.
Niger ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 43.31 deaths per 100 live births | 43.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.533 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1810s | 43.31 deaths per 100 live births | 43.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.533 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1820s | 43.31 deaths per 100 live births | 43.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.533 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1830s | 43.31 deaths per 100 live births | 43.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.533 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1840s | 43.31 deaths per 100 live births | 43.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.533 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1850s | 43.31 deaths per 100 live births | 43.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.533 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1860s | 43.31 deaths per 100 live births | 43.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.533 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1870s | 43.31 deaths per 100 live births | 43.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.533 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1880s | 43.31 deaths per 100 live births | 43.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.533 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1890s | 43.3 deaths per 100 live births | 43.83 deaths per 100 live births | 0.533 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1900s | 42.97 deaths per 100 live births | 43.5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5289 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1910s | 42.09 deaths per 100 live births | 42.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5181 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 41.08 deaths per 100 live births | 41.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5056 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 40.06 deaths per 100 live births | 40.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4931 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 38.11 deaths per 100 live births | 38.83 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7221 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 32.99 deaths per 100 live births | 35.12 deaths per 100 live births | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 31.88 deaths per 100 live births | 34.06 deaths per 100 live births | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 33.79 deaths per 100 live births | 25.91 deaths per 100 live births | 7.89 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
| 1980s | 33.41 deaths per 100 live births | 20.82 deaths per 100 live births | 12.59 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
| 1990s | 28.69 deaths per 100 live births | 19.94 deaths per 100 live births | 8.75 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
| 2000s | 18 deaths per 100 live births | 15.05 deaths per 100 live births | 2.95 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
| 2010s | 12.7 deaths per 100 live births | 11.97 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7227 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
| 2020s | 11.55 deaths per 100 live births | 11.7 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1439 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Niger or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 11.56 deaths per 100 live births against 11.07 deaths per 100 live births in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Niger and Nigeria?
- 0.49 deaths per 100 live births, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for child mortality?
- Niger ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.