Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Niger
Niger: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 286 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Niger, 2000–2015
Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niger recorded 286 for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus 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 diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus 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 diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus 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 diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus 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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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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0865 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Niger?
- Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Niger was 286 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 552 in 2002.
- What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 286 in 2015.
- How does Niger rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Niger ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus 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 Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.