Niger vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Mortality rate, infant
Niger
65.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
47.12 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Niger rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
5th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Niger
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Niger currently reports 65.6 per 1,000 live births against 47.12 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 18.48 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 131.1 per 1,000 live births | 98.92 per 1,000 live births | 32.18 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 2000s | 88.56 per 1,000 live births | 74.9 per 1,000 live births | 13.66 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 2010s | 69.49 per 1,000 live births | 55.13 per 1,000 live births | 14.36 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 2020s | 67.66 per 1,000 live births | 49.21 per 1,000 live births | 18.45 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Niger or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Niger, at 65.6 per 1,000 live births against 47.12 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 18.48 per 1,000 live births, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Niger ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.