Afghanistan vs Niger: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita

Afghanistan
0.0012 units per person
in 2024
Niger
0.0014 units per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
6th
Niger rank
3rd

Number of neonatal deaths, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Niger
0.0010.0020.0030.004197019972024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.0014 units per person against 0.0012 units per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 6th and Niger ranks 3rd of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Niger Difference Ahead
1980s 0.004 units per person 0.0031 units per person 0.0009 units per person Afghanistan
1990s 0.0036 units per person 0.0027 units per person 0.0008 units per person Afghanistan
2000s 0.0026 units per person 0.002 units per person 0.0006 units per person Afghanistan
2010s 0.0017 units per person 0.0016 units per person 0.0001 units per person Afghanistan
2020s 0.0012 units per person 0.0014 units per person 0.0002 units per person Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per capita, Afghanistan or Niger?
Niger, at 0.0014 units per person against 0.0012 units per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per capita between Afghanistan and Niger?
0.0002 units per person, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Niger?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Niger rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 6th and Niger ranks 3rd of 197 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
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 11,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.