Mozambique vs Niger: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Mozambique
32,136 deaths
in 2024
Niger
36,634 deaths
in 2024
Mozambique rank
14th
Niger rank
12th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Mozambique
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 36,634 deaths against 32,136 deaths in Mozambique, a difference of 4,498 deaths.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 14th and Niger ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38,927 deaths | 22,900 deaths | 16,028 deaths | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 37,544 deaths | 26,181 deaths | 11,363 deaths | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 30,018 deaths | 26,818 deaths | 3,200 deaths | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 28,884 deaths | 31,318 deaths | 2,434 deaths | Niger |
| 2020s | 32,005 deaths | 35,601 deaths | 3,596 deaths | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Mozambique or Niger?
- Niger, at 36,634 deaths against 32,136 deaths in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Mozambique and Niger?
- 4,498 deaths, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Niger?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Niger rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Mozambique ranks 14th and Niger ranks 12th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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 .