Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Niger: Mortality rate, neonatal

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
24.46 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Niger
32.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
9th
Niger rank
8th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Niger
0204060196919962024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 32.8 per 1,000 live births against 24.46 per 1,000 live births in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 8.34 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 9th and Niger ranks 8th of 47 groups.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Niger Difference Ahead
1990s 44.4 per 1,000 live births 50.54 per 1,000 live births 6.14 per 1,000 live births Niger
2000s 35.69 per 1,000 live births 38.62 per 1,000 live births 2.93 per 1,000 live births Niger
2010s 28.7 per 1,000 live births 34.34 per 1,000 live births 5.64 per 1,000 live births Niger
2020s 25.38 per 1,000 live births 33.54 per 1,000 live births 8.16 per 1,000 live births Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Niger?
Niger, at 32.8 per 1,000 live births against 24.46 per 1,000 live births in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Niger?
8.34 per 1,000 live births, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Niger?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Niger rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 9th and Niger ranks 8th of 47 groups.
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
244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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