Child mortality by sex in Niger
Niger: Child mortality by sex was 11.49 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11.49
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
2nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
34.85
in 1974
All-time low
11.49
in 2024
Years of data
56
1969–2024
Child mortality by sex in Niger, 1969–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niger recorded 11.49 for child mortality by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality by sex in Niger peaked at 34.85 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 11.49, in 2024.
Niger ranks 2nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.38 | 33.38 | 33.38 | 1 |
| 1970s | 34.18 | 33.03 | 34.85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.69 | 32.74 | 34.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.04 | 24.11 | 33.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.33 | 14.36 | 23.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.05 | 12.45 | 13.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.95 | 11.49 | 12.34 | 5 |
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More health data for Niger
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 887.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22,995 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 259 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 259 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 423,756 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 425,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 439,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 417,693 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 7.01 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality by sex in Niger?
- Child mortality by sex in Niger was 11.49 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality by sex recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 34.85 in 1974.
- What is the lowest child mortality by sex recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.49 in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for child mortality by sex?
- Niger ranks 2nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality by sex rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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