Indonesia vs Niger: Number of children who die before age 5

Indonesia
92,374 deaths
in 2023
Niger
123,007 deaths
in 2023
Indonesia rank
8th
Niger rank
6th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

  • Indonesia
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 123,007 deaths against 92,374 deaths in Indonesia, a difference of 30,633 deaths.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 8th and Niger ranks 6th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 7 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Niger Difference Ahead
1950s 830,803 deaths 54,376 deaths 776,426 deaths Indonesia
1960s 841,298 deaths 71,614 deaths 769,684 deaths Indonesia
1970s 685,780 deaths 95,609 deaths 590,171 deaths Indonesia
1980s 515,023 deaths 127,996 deaths 387,026 deaths Indonesia
1990s 326,300 deaths 142,261 deaths 184,039 deaths Indonesia
2000s 208,635 deaths 120,782 deaths 87,854 deaths Indonesia
2010s 139,492 deaths 114,141 deaths 25,351 deaths Indonesia
2020s 98,663 deaths 121,132 deaths 22,469 deaths Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Indonesia or Niger?
Niger, at 123,007 deaths against 92,374 deaths in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Indonesia and Niger?
30,633 deaths, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Niger?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Niger rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?
Indonesia ranks 8th and Niger ranks 6th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.