Niger vs Nigeria: Child mortality rate by sex

Niger
10.65 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nigeria
10.95 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Niger rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
1st

Child mortality rate by sex over time

  • Niger
  • Nigeria
10203040196419942024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 10.95 deaths per 100 live births against 10.65 deaths per 100 live births in Niger, a difference of 0.3 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Nigeria ahead.

Niger ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 32.32 deaths per 100 live births 38.67 deaths per 100 live births 6.35 deaths per 100 live births Nigeria
1970s 33.38 deaths per 100 live births 24.9 deaths per 100 live births 8.47 deaths per 100 live births Niger
1980s 33.12 deaths per 100 live births 19.89 deaths per 100 live births 13.23 deaths per 100 live births Niger
1990s 28.32 deaths per 100 live births 19.03 deaths per 100 live births 9.29 deaths per 100 live births Niger
2000s 17.65 deaths per 100 live births 14.26 deaths per 100 live births 3.4 deaths per 100 live births Niger
2010s 12.32 deaths per 100 live births 11.31 deaths per 100 live births 1.01 deaths per 100 live births Niger
2020s 11.13 deaths per 100 live births 11.09 deaths per 100 live births 0.0405 deaths per 100 live births Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Niger or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 10.95 deaths per 100 live births against 10.65 deaths per 100 live births in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Niger and Nigeria?
0.3 deaths per 100 live births, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?
56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
Niger ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality rate by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .