Chad vs Niger: Neonatal mortality rate

Chad
3.04 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Niger
3.28 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Chad rank
11th
Niger rank
8th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Chad
  • Niger
0246196919962024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 3.28 deaths per 100 live births against 3.04 deaths per 100 live births in Chad, a difference of 0.24 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Niger ahead.

Chad ranks 11th and Niger ranks 8th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 6.16 deaths per 100 live births 6.06 deaths per 100 live births 0.1008 deaths per 100 live births Chad
1980s 5.66 deaths per 100 live births 5.72 deaths per 100 live births 0.0608 deaths per 100 live births Niger
1990s 4.82 deaths per 100 live births 5.05 deaths per 100 live births 0.2384 deaths per 100 live births Niger
2000s 4.02 deaths per 100 live births 3.86 deaths per 100 live births 0.1606 deaths per 100 live births Chad
2010s 3.56 deaths per 100 live births 3.43 deaths per 100 live births 0.1248 deaths per 100 live births Chad
2020s 3.15 deaths per 100 live births 3.35 deaths per 100 live births 0.2036 deaths per 100 live births Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Chad or Niger?
Niger, at 3.28 deaths per 100 live births against 3.04 deaths per 100 live births in Chad as of 2024.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Chad and Niger?
0.24 deaths per 100 live births, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Niger?
52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Chad and Niger rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Chad ranks 11th and Niger ranks 8th 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .