Child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Niger
Niger: Child deaths from streptococcus by disease was 286 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Niger, 2000–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niger recorded 286 for child deaths from streptococcus by disease in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 29.0% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Niger peaked at 552 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 286, in 2015.
That places Niger 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 532 | — |
| 2001 | 548 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 552 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 549 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 543 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 532 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 521 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 520 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 478 | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 455 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 453 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 442 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 436 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 424 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 403 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 286 | -29.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 286 is above the median for low income countries, which is 116, 2.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 286 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.5, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -29.0% | 403 | 286 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 523 | 455 | 552 | 10 |
| 2010s | 407.33 | 286 | 453 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Niger?
- Child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Niger was 286 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from streptococcus by disease recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 552 in 2002.
- What is the lowest child deaths from streptococcus by disease recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 286 in 2015.
- How does Niger rank for child deaths from streptococcus by disease?
- Niger ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from streptococcus by disease rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from streptococcus by disease. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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