What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Niger and Nigeria?

0.2 deaths per 100 live births, with Niger ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?

44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Niger vs Nigeria: Youth mortality rate

Niger

13.72 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Nigeria

13.52 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Niger rank

1st

Nigeria rank

2nd

Youth mortality rate over time

Niger
Nigeria

How they compare

Niger currently reports 13.72 deaths per 100 live births against 13.52 deaths per 100 live births in Nigeria, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

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

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	38.24 deaths per 100 live births	24.31 deaths per 100 live births	13.93 deaths per 100 live births	Niger
1990s	32.81 deaths per 100 live births	22.68 deaths per 100 live births	10.13 deaths per 100 live births	Niger
2000s	21.79 deaths per 100 live births	17.39 deaths per 100 live births	4.4 deaths per 100 live births	Niger
2010s	15.84 deaths per 100 live births	14.01 deaths per 100 live births	1.83 deaths per 100 live births	Niger
2020s	14.31 deaths per 100 live births	13.67 deaths per 100 live births	0.6386 deaths per 100 live births	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth mortality rate, Niger or Nigeria?: Niger, at 13.72 deaths per 100 live births against 13.52 deaths per 100 live births in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Niger and Nigeria?: 0.2 deaths per 100 live births, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for youth mortality rate?: Niger ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Youth 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, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.