What is child mortality in Niger?

Child mortality in Niger was 11.07 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Niger?

The highest recorded value was 43.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Niger?

The lowest recorded value was 11.07 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Niger rank for child mortality?

Niger ranks 2nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Niger?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Niger data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Niger

Name: Child mortality in Niger
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Niger: Child mortality was 11.07 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

11.07 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.4%

World rank

2nd

of 203 countries

All-time high

43.31 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

11.07 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Niger, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality in Niger is 11.07 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Niger peaked at 43.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 11.07 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Niger ranks 2nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.

Child mortality in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Child mortality in Niger, 1800 to 2024.
Year	deaths per 100 live births	Change
1800	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	—
1801	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1802	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1803	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1804	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1805	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1806	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1807	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1808	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1809	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1810	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1811	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1812	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1813	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1814	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1815	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1816	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1817	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1818	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1819	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1820	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1821	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1822	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1823	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1824	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1825	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1826	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1827	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1828	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1829	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1830	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1831	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1832	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1833	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1834	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1835	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1836	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1837	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1838	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1839	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1840	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1841	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1842	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1843	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1844	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1845	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1846	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1847	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1848	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1849	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1850	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1851	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1852	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1853	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1854	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1855	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1856	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1857	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1858	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1859	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1860	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1861	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1862	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1863	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1864	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1865	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1866	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1867	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1868	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1869	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1870	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1871	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1872	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1873	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1874	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1875	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1876	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1877	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1878	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1879	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1880	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1881	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1882	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1883	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1884	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1885	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1886	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1887	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1888	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1889	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1890	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1891	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1892	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1893	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1894	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1895	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1896	43.3 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1897	43.29 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1898	43.27 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1899	43.25 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1900	43.22 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1901	43.18 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1902	43.14 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1903	43.09 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1904	43.03 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1905	42.97 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1906	42.89 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1907	42.82 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1908	42.73 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1909	42.64 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1910	42.55 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1911	42.45 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1912	42.35 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1913	42.24 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1914	42.14 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1915	42.04 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1916	41.94 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1917	41.84 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1918	41.74 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1919	41.64 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1920	41.53 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1921	41.43 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1922	41.33 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1923	41.23 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1924	41.13 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1925	41.03 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1926	40.92 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1927	40.82 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1928	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1929	40.62 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1930	40.52 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1931	40.42 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1932	40.31 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1933	40.21 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1934	40.11 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1935	40.01 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1936	39.91 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1937	39.81 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1938	39.7 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1939	39.6 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1940	39.5 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1941	39.4 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1942	39.3 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1943	39.2 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1944	39.09 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1945	38.99 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1946	37.95 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
1947	36.93 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
1948	35.92 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
1949	34.83 deaths per 100 live births	-3.0%
1950	33.87 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1951	33.78 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1952	33.69 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1953	33.45 deaths per 100 live births	-0.7%
1954	33.28 deaths per 100 live births	-0.5%
1955	32.95 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
1956	32.58 deaths per 100 live births	-1.1%
1957	32.18 deaths per 100 live births	-1.3%
1958	32.08 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1959	31.99 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1960	31.89 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1961	31.8 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1962	31.7 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1963	31.61 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1964	31.5 deaths per 100 live births	-0.4%
1965	31.43 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1966	31.43 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1967	32.11 deaths per 100 live births	+2.1%
1968	32.48 deaths per 100 live births	+1.2%
1969	32.88 deaths per 100 live births	+1.2%
1970	33.29 deaths per 100 live births	+1.3%
1971	33.71 deaths per 100 live births	+1.2%
1972	34.09 deaths per 100 live births	+1.1%
1973	34.35 deaths per 100 live births	+0.8%
1974	34.46 deaths per 100 live births	+0.3%
1975	34.35 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1976	34.08 deaths per 100 live births	-0.8%
1977	33.66 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
1978	33.18 deaths per 100 live births	-1.4%
1979	32.76 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
1980	32.49 deaths per 100 live births	-0.8%
1981	32.45 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1982	32.65 deaths per 100 live births	+0.6%
1983	33.02 deaths per 100 live births	+1.1%
1984	33.45 deaths per 100 live births	+1.3%
1985	33.85 deaths per 100 live births	+1.2%
1986	34.13 deaths per 100 live births	+0.8%
1987	34.21 deaths per 100 live births	+0.2%
1988	34.1 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1989	33.77 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
1990	33.24 deaths per 100 live births	-1.6%
1991	32.54 deaths per 100 live births	-2.1%
1992	31.67 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
1993	30.64 deaths per 100 live births	-3.3%
1994	29.43 deaths per 100 live births	-3.9%
1995	28.18 deaths per 100 live births	-4.2%
1996	26.94 deaths per 100 live births	-4.4%
1997	25.79 deaths per 100 live births	-4.3%
1998	24.72 deaths per 100 live births	-4.1%
1999	23.75 deaths per 100 live births	-3.9%
2000	22.79 deaths per 100 live births	-4.1%
2001	21.74 deaths per 100 live births	-4.6%
2002	20.59 deaths per 100 live births	-5.3%
2003	19.41 deaths per 100 live births	-5.7%
2004	18.24 deaths per 100 live births	-6.0%
2005	17.14 deaths per 100 live births	-6.0%
2006	16.16 deaths per 100 live births	-5.7%
2007	15.31 deaths per 100 live births	-5.2%
2008	14.6 deaths per 100 live births	-4.6%
2009	14.03 deaths per 100 live births	-3.9%
2010	13.6 deaths per 100 live births	-3.1%
2011	13.27 deaths per 100 live births	-2.4%
2012	13.03 deaths per 100 live births	-1.8%
2013	12.83 deaths per 100 live births	-1.5%
2014	12.68 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
2015	12.54 deaths per 100 live births	-1.1%
2016	12.43 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
2017	12.31 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
2018	12.19 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
2019	12.08 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
2020	11.95 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
2021	11.8 deaths per 100 live births	-1.3%
2022	11.6 deaths per 100 live births	-1.7%
2023	11.35 deaths per 100 live births	-2.2%
2024	11.07 deaths per 100 live births	-2.4%

Niger compared with similar countries

Niger's 11.07 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.16 deaths per 100 live births, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Niger's 11.07 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.89 deaths per 100 live births, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	43.3 deaths per 100 live births	43.25 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	42.97 deaths per 100 live births	42.64 deaths per 100 live births	43.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	42.09 deaths per 100 live births	41.64 deaths per 100 live births	42.55 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	41.08 deaths per 100 live births	40.62 deaths per 100 live births	41.53 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	40.06 deaths per 100 live births	39.6 deaths per 100 live births	40.52 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	38.11 deaths per 100 live births	34.83 deaths per 100 live births	39.5 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	32.99 deaths per 100 live births	31.99 deaths per 100 live births	33.87 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	31.88 deaths per 100 live births	31.43 deaths per 100 live births	32.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	33.79 deaths per 100 live births	32.76 deaths per 100 live births	34.46 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	33.41 deaths per 100 live births	32.45 deaths per 100 live births	34.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	28.69 deaths per 100 live births	23.75 deaths per 100 live births	33.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	18 deaths per 100 live births	14.03 deaths per 100 live births	22.79 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	12.7 deaths per 100 live births	12.08 deaths per 100 live births	13.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	11.55 deaths per 100 live births	11.07 deaths per 100 live births	11.95 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Niger

1 Nigeria 11.56 deaths per 100 live births compare
3 Somalia 10.11 deaths per 100 live births compare
4 Chad 9.73 deaths per 100 live births compare
5 South Sudan 9.67 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

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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)
Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Niger?: Child mortality in Niger was 11.07 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Niger?: The highest recorded value was 43.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Niger?: The lowest recorded value was 11.07 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Niger rank for child mortality?: Niger ranks 2nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Niger?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Niger data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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