Niger vs Nigeria: Infant mortality rate by sex
Niger
6.04 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nigeria
6.32 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Niger rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
2nd
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Niger
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 6.32 deaths per 100 live births against 6.04 deaths per 100 live births in Niger, a difference of 0.28 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 3rd and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.92 deaths per 100 live births | 20.18 deaths per 100 live births | 6.26 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 14.01 deaths per 100 live births | 12.35 deaths per 100 live births | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
| 1980s | 13.68 deaths per 100 live births | 9.56 deaths per 100 live births | 4.12 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
| 1990s | 12.41 deaths per 100 live births | 9.46 deaths per 100 live births | 2.95 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
| 2000s | 8.28 deaths per 100 live births | 7.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8213 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
| 2010s | 6.41 deaths per 100 live births | 6.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1961 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
| 2020s | 6.23 deaths per 100 live births | 6.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0923 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Niger or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 6.32 deaths per 100 live births against 6.04 deaths per 100 live births in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Niger and Nigeria?
- 0.28 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 infant mortality rate by sex?
- Niger ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 2nd 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 Infant 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 one year, per 100 live births .