What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per capita between Niger and Nigeria?

0.0001 deaths per person, with Niger ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Niger vs Nigeria: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita

Niger

0.0014 deaths per person

in 2024

Nigeria

0.0013 deaths per person

in 2024

Niger rank

3rd

Nigeria rank

5th

Number of neonatal deaths, per capita over time

Niger
Nigeria

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.0014 deaths per person against 0.0013 deaths per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0001 deaths per person.

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

Across all 55 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 5th of 195 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0034 deaths per person	0.0029 deaths per person	0.0004 deaths per person	Niger
1980s	0.0032 deaths per person	0.0023 deaths per person	0.0009 deaths per person	Niger
1990s	0.0027 deaths per person	0.0022 deaths per person	0.0006 deaths per person	Niger
2000s	0.002 deaths per person	0.0018 deaths per person	0.0002 deaths per person	Niger
2010s	0.0016 deaths per person	0.0015 deaths per person	0.0001 deaths per person	Niger
2020s	0.0014 deaths per person	0.0013 deaths per person	0.0001 deaths per person	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per capita, Niger or Nigeria?: Niger, at 0.0014 deaths per person against 0.0013 deaths per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per capita between Niger and Nigeria?: 0.0001 deaths per person, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?: Niger ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 5th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita
Unit: deaths per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 195 places, 9,863 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

Number of neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.