What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa?

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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Niger vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Niger

106.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa

65.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Niger rank

2nd

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

4th

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

Niger
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Niger currently reports 106.5 per 1,000 live births against 65.7 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 40.8 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Niger ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th 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	Difference	Ahead
1990s	283.23 per 1,000 live births	162.11 per 1,000 live births	121.12 per 1,000 live births	Niger
2000s	176.5 per 1,000 live births	116.76 per 1,000 live births	59.74 per 1,000 live births	Niger
2010s	123.18 per 1,000 live births	80.36 per 1,000 live births	42.82 per 1,000 live births	Niger
2020s	111.28 per 1,000 live births	69.46 per 1,000 live births	41.82 per 1,000 live births	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Niger or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Niger, at 106.5 per 1,000 live births against 65.7 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 40.8 per 1,000 live births, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?: Niger ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th 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, under-5, female (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, under-5, female (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, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.