Niger vs Nigeria: Infant mortality rate
Niger
65.62 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Nigeria
69.77 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Niger rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
2nd
Infant mortality rate over time
- Niger
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 69.77 per 1,000 live births against 65.62 per 1,000 live births in Niger, a difference of 4.15 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 212 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.57 per 1,000 live births | 82.31 per 1,000 live births | 6.26 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 2010s | 69.49 per 1,000 live births | 68.9 per 1,000 live births | 0.5909 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 2020s | 67.68 per 1,000 live births | 69.89 per 1,000 live births | 2.21 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Niger or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 69.77 per 1,000 live births against 65.62 per 1,000 live births in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Niger and Nigeria?
- 4.15 per 1,000 live births, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Niger ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.