What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Chad and Niger?

2.4 per 1,000 live births, with Niger ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Niger?

52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chad vs Niger: Mortality rate, neonatal

Chad

30.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Niger

32.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Chad rank

11th

Niger rank

8th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Chad
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 32.8 per 1,000 live births against 30.4 per 1,000 live births in Chad, a difference of 2.4 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Niger ahead.

Chad ranks 11th and Niger ranks 8th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1970s	61.57 per 1,000 live births	60.57 per 1,000 live births	1 per 1,000 live births	Chad
1980s	56.63 per 1,000 live births	57.24 per 1,000 live births	0.61 per 1,000 live births	Niger
1990s	48.15 per 1,000 live births	50.54 per 1,000 live births	2.39 per 1,000 live births	Niger
2000s	40.22 per 1,000 live births	38.62 per 1,000 live births	1.6 per 1,000 live births	Chad
2010s	35.59 per 1,000 live births	34.34 per 1,000 live births	1.25 per 1,000 live births	Chad
2020s	31.52 per 1,000 live births	33.54 per 1,000 live births	2.02 per 1,000 live births	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Chad or Niger?: Niger, at 32.8 per 1,000 live births against 30.4 per 1,000 live births in Chad as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Chad and Niger?: 2.4 per 1,000 live births, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Niger?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Chad and Niger rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Chad ranks 11th and Niger ranks 8th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.