Niger vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Number of neonatal deaths, per capita
Niger
0.0014 units per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0009 units per person
in 2024
Niger rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita over time
- Niger
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.0014 units per person against 0.0009 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0005 units per person.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 197 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0005 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, Niger or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Niger, at 0.0014 units per person against 0.0009 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per capita between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.0005 units per person, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?
- Niger ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th 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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About this data
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.