Egypt vs Niger: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Egypt
33,761 deaths
in 2024
Niger
36,634 deaths
in 2024
Egypt rank
13th
Niger rank
12th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Egypt
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 36,634 deaths against 33,761 deaths in Egypt, a difference of 2,873 deaths.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 13th and Niger ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92,874 deaths | 17,763 deaths | 75,111 deaths | Egypt |
| 1980s | 82,742 deaths | 22,596 deaths | 60,146 deaths | Egypt |
| 1990s | 53,749 deaths | 26,181 deaths | 27,569 deaths | Egypt |
| 2000s | 43,362 deaths | 26,818 deaths | 16,545 deaths | Egypt |
| 2010s | 40,855 deaths | 31,318 deaths | 9,536 deaths | Egypt |
| 2020s | 34,739 deaths | 35,601 deaths | 861.8 deaths | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Egypt or Niger?
- Niger, at 36,634 deaths against 33,761 deaths in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Egypt and Niger?
- 2,873 deaths, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Niger?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Niger rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Egypt ranks 13th and Niger ranks 12th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .