Niger vs Nigeria: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Niger
114.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Nigeria
121.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Niger rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
1st
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Niger
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 121.4 per 1,000 live births against 114.9 per 1,000 live births in Niger, a difference of 6.5 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Nigeria ahead.
Niger ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 333.8 per 1,000 live births | 407.2 per 1,000 live births | 73.4 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 341.79 per 1,000 live births | 268.56 per 1,000 live births | 73.23 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 1980s | 336.89 per 1,000 live births | 217.08 per 1,000 live births | 119.81 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 1990s | 290.38 per 1,000 live births | 208.02 per 1,000 live births | 82.36 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 2000s | 183.3 per 1,000 live births | 158.16 per 1,000 live births | 25.14 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 2010s | 130.51 per 1,000 live births | 126.06 per 1,000 live births | 4.45 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 2020s | 119.5 per 1,000 live births | 122.68 per 1,000 live births | 3.18 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Niger or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 121.4 per 1,000 live births against 114.9 per 1,000 live births in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Niger and Nigeria?
- 6.5 per 1,000 live births, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Niger ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st 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, 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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About this data
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.