What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Niger and Nigeria?

4.9 per 1,000 live births, with Nigeria ahead.

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

58 years are reported by both, from 1967 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Niger vs Nigeria: Mortality rate, under-5

Niger

110.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Nigeria

115.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Niger rank

2nd

Nigeria rank

1st

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Niger
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 115.6 per 1,000 live births against 110.7 per 1,000 live births in Niger, a difference of 4.9 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 196 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	324.9 per 1,000 live births	369.8 per 1,000 live births	44.9 per 1,000 live births	Nigeria
1970s	337.93 per 1,000 live births	259.06 per 1,000 live births	78.87 per 1,000 live births	Niger
1980s	334.13 per 1,000 live births	208.22 per 1,000 live births	125.91 per 1,000 live births	Niger
1990s	286.9 per 1,000 live births	199.41 per 1,000 live births	87.49 per 1,000 live births	Niger
2000s	180.01 per 1,000 live births	150.54 per 1,000 live births	29.47 per 1,000 live births	Niger
2010s	126.96 per 1,000 live births	119.73 per 1,000 live births	7.23 per 1,000 live births	Niger
2020s	115.54 per 1,000 live births	116.98 per 1,000 live births	1.44 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, Niger or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 115.6 per 1,000 live births against 110.7 per 1,000 live births in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Niger and Nigeria?: 4.9 per 1,000 live births, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Niger ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st 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 (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 (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, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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