Child mortality rate by sex in Niger
Niger: Child mortality rate by sex was 10.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate by sex in Niger, 1969–2024
Source: United Nations 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 rate by sex in Niger is 10.65 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate by sex in Niger peaked at 34.04 deaths per 100 live births in 1974 and was at its lowest, 10.65 deaths per 100 live births, 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 | 32.32 deaths per 100 live births | 32.32 deaths per 100 live births | 32.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1970s | 33.38 deaths per 100 live births | 32.45 deaths per 100 live births | 34.04 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.12 deaths per 100 live births | 32.14 deaths per 100 live births | 33.96 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.32 deaths per 100 live births | 23.37 deaths per 100 live births | 32.98 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.65 deaths per 100 live births | 13.69 deaths per 100 live births | 22.42 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.32 deaths per 100 live births | 11.67 deaths per 100 live births | 13.25 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.13 deaths per 100 live births | 10.65 deaths per 100 live births | 11.54 deaths per 100 live births | 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 child mortality rate by sex in Niger?
- Child mortality rate by sex in Niger was 10.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 34.04 deaths per 100 live births in 1974.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for child mortality rate by sex?
- Niger ranks 2nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .