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