Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Lower middle income or Niger?

Lower middle income, at 2.78 million against 118,445 in Niger as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Lower middle income and Niger?

2.66 million, with Lower middle income ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Niger?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lower middle income vs Niger: Number of under-five deaths

Lower middle income

2.78 million

in 2024

Niger

118,445

in 2024

Lower middle income rank

9th

Niger rank

6th

Number of under-five deaths over time

Lower middle income
Niger

How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 2.78 million against 118,445 in Niger, a difference of 2.66 million.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 23.5 times Niger's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 9th and Niger ranks 6th of 45 groups.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lower middle income	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.89 million	137,903	6.75 million	Lower middle income
2000s	5.22 million	116,424	5.10 million	Lower middle income
2010s	3.70 million	110,368	3.59 million	Lower middle income
2020s	2.91 million	117,845	2.80 million	Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Lower middle income or Niger?: Lower middle income, at 2.78 million against 118,445 in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Lower middle income and Niger?: 2.66 million, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Niger?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Lower middle income and Niger rank globally for number of under-five deaths?: Lower middle income ranks 9th and Niger ranks 6th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.