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

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

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Low income vs Niger: Mortality rate, neonatal

Low income

24.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Niger

32.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Low income rank

8th

Niger rank

8th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Low income
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 32.8 per 1,000 live births against 24.9 per 1,000 live births in Low income, a difference of 7.9 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Low income's.

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

Low income ranks 8th 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	Low income	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1990s	43.13 per 1,000 live births	50.54 per 1,000 live births	7.41 per 1,000 live births	Niger
2000s	34.83 per 1,000 live births	38.62 per 1,000 live births	3.79 per 1,000 live births	Niger
2010s	28.33 per 1,000 live births	34.34 per 1,000 live births	6.01 per 1,000 live births	Niger
2020s	25.68 per 1,000 live births	33.54 per 1,000 live births	7.86 per 1,000 live births	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Low income or Niger?: Niger, at 32.8 per 1,000 live births against 24.9 per 1,000 live births in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Low income and Niger?: 7.9 per 1,000 live births, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Niger?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Low income and Niger rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Low income ranks 8th 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: 03 September 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.