Number of child deaths by age in Niger
Niger: Number of child deaths by age was 46,536 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths by age in Niger, 1974–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of child deaths by age in Niger stood at 46,536 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths by age in Niger peaked at 77,421 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 46,536 deaths, in 2024.
Niger ranks 5th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53,294 deaths | 50,828 deaths | 55,577 deaths | 6 |
| 1980s | 68,347 deaths | 57,053 deaths | 77,257 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 72,537 deaths | 66,962 deaths | 77,421 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,884 deaths | 48,902 deaths | 65,985 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,378 deaths | 47,996 deaths | 48,762 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,578 deaths | 46,536 deaths | 48,508 deaths | 5 |
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More health data for Niger
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 259 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 259 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 229,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 221,206 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 240,294 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 231,501 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 251,401 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 242,059 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths by age in Niger?
- Number of child deaths by age in Niger was 46,536 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths by age recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 77,421 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths by age recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,536 deaths in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for number of child deaths by age?
- Niger ranks 5th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths by age rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .