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