Chad vs Niger: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Chad
103.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Niger
114.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Chad rank
4th
Niger rank
2nd

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Chad
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 114.9 per 1,000 live births against 103.2 per 1,000 live births in Chad, a difference of 11.7 per 1,000 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Niger ahead.

Chad ranks 4th and Niger ranks 2nd of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 266.2 per 1,000 live births 333.8 per 1,000 live births 67.6 per 1,000 live births Niger
1970s 258.32 per 1,000 live births 341.79 per 1,000 live births 83.47 per 1,000 live births Niger
1980s 237.52 per 1,000 live births 336.89 per 1,000 live births 99.37 per 1,000 live births Niger
1990s 207.89 per 1,000 live births 290.38 per 1,000 live births 82.49 per 1,000 live births Niger
2000s 175.27 per 1,000 live births 183.3 per 1,000 live births 8.03 per 1,000 live births Niger
2010s 137.56 per 1,000 live births 130.51 per 1,000 live births 7.05 per 1,000 live births Chad
2020s 110 per 1,000 live births 119.5 per 1,000 live births 9.5 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, male, Chad or Niger?
Niger, at 114.9 per 1,000 live births against 103.2 per 1,000 live births in Chad as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Chad and Niger?
11.7 per 1,000 live births, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Niger?
56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Chad and Niger rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Chad ranks 4th and Niger ranks 2nd 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, under-5, male (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, male (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, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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