Niger vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Number of under-five deaths
Niger
118,445
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2.93 million
in 2024
Niger rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
8th
Number of under-five deaths over time
- Niger
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 2.93 million against 118,445 in Niger, a difference of 2.81 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 24.7 times Niger's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 197 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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 | 137,903 | 4.14 million | 4.00 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 116,424 | 3.72 million | 3.61 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 110,368 | 3.15 million | 3.03 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 117,845 | 3.01 million | 2.89 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Niger or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 2.93 million against 118,445 in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 2.81 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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 under-five deaths?
- Niger ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 197 countries.
- 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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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.