Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Niger
Niger: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex was 63.68 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
63.68 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
5th
of 236 countries
All-time high
131.85 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1971
All-time low
63.68 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Niger, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Niger stood at 63.68 deaths per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Niger peaked at 131.85 deaths per 1,000 people in 1971 and was at its lowest, 63.68 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Niger ranks 5th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Niger, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 127.78 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 127.77 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 127.76 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 127.75 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 127.74 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 127.72 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 127.7 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 127.68 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 127.64 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 127.6 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 127.56 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 127.53 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 127.51 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 127.54 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 127.62 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 127.79 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 128.27 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 128.7 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 129.14 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 129.58 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 130.01 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 131.85 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 131 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 131.27 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 131.34 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 131.09 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 130.99 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 130.48 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 129.91 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 129.42 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 129.12 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 129.08 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 129.31 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 129.76 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 130.42 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 130.81 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 131.15 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 131.22 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 130.98 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 130.38 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 129.34 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 127.93 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 125.97 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 123.77 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 121.33 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 118.55 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 115.73 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 112.8 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 109.93 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 107 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 104.05 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 100.93 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 97.63 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 94.12 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 90.52 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 86.95 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 83.56 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 80.45 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 77.84 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 75.65 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 73.74 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 72.2 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 71.05 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 70.07 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 69.32 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 68.69 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 68.12 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 67.58 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 67.01 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 66.4 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 65.79 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 65.14 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 64.43 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 63.68 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 127.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 127.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 127.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 128.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 127.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 129.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 130.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 129.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 131.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 130.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 129.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 131.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 119.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 107 deaths per 1,000 people | 129.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 75.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 104.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 66.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 73.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 63.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 65.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 2 Nigeria 67.32 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 3 Central African Republic 65.59 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 4 Somalia 64.05 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 6 Guinea 62.55 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 7 South Sudan 62.14 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 8 Chad 61.55 deaths per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2274 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2349 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Niger?
- Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Niger was 63.68 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 131.85 deaths per 1,000 people in 1971.
- What is the lowest annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.68 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Niger rank for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Niger ranks 5th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.