Niger vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Mortality rate, under-5
Niger
110.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
71.12 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Niger rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
5th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Niger
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Niger currently reports 110.7 per 1,000 live births against 71.12 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 39.58 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th 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 (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 286.9 per 1,000 live births | 170.77 per 1,000 live births | 116.13 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 2000s | 180.01 per 1,000 live births | 124.54 per 1,000 live births | 55.47 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 2010s | 126.96 per 1,000 live births | 86.55 per 1,000 live births | 40.41 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 2020s | 115.54 per 1,000 live births | 74.99 per 1,000 live births | 40.55 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, Niger or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Niger, at 110.7 per 1,000 live births against 71.12 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 39.58 per 1,000 live births, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Niger ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th 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 (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 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.