Niger vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Mortality rate, neonatal

Niger
32.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
26.54 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Niger rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
6th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Niger
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0204060196919962024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 32.8 per 1,000 live births against 26.54 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 6.26 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Niger ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th 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 50.54 per 1,000 live births 42.75 per 1,000 live births 7.79 per 1,000 live births Niger
2000s 38.62 per 1,000 live births 35.06 per 1,000 live births 3.56 per 1,000 live births Niger
2010s 34.34 per 1,000 live births 29.45 per 1,000 live births 4.89 per 1,000 live births Niger
2020s 33.54 per 1,000 live births 27.23 per 1,000 live births 6.31 per 1,000 live births Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Niger or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Niger, at 32.8 per 1,000 live births against 26.54 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
6.26 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, neonatal?
Niger ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th 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, 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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About this data

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.