Niger vs Nigeria: Child mortality rate

Niger
11.07 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nigeria
11.56 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Niger rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
1st

Child mortality rate over time

  • Niger
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 11.56 deaths per 100 live births against 11.07 deaths per 100 live births in Niger, a difference of 0.49 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 32.49 deaths per 100 live births 36.98 deaths per 100 live births 4.49 deaths per 100 live births Nigeria
1970s 33.79 deaths per 100 live births 25.91 deaths per 100 live births 7.89 deaths per 100 live births Niger
1980s 33.41 deaths per 100 live births 20.82 deaths per 100 live births 12.59 deaths per 100 live births Niger
1990s 28.69 deaths per 100 live births 19.94 deaths per 100 live births 8.75 deaths per 100 live births Niger
2000s 18 deaths per 100 live births 15.05 deaths per 100 live births 2.95 deaths per 100 live births Niger
2010s 12.7 deaths per 100 live births 11.97 deaths per 100 live births 0.7227 deaths per 100 live births Niger
2020s 11.55 deaths per 100 live births 11.7 deaths per 100 live births 0.1439 deaths per 100 live births Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Niger or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 11.56 deaths per 100 live births against 11.07 deaths per 100 live births in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Niger and Nigeria?
0.49 deaths per 100 live births, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?
58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for child mortality rate?
Niger ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .