Child mortality vs. GDP per capita in Niger

Niger: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita 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 199 countries
All-time high
34.46 deaths per 100 live births
in 1974
All-time low
11.07 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
58
1967–2024

Child mortality vs. GDP per capita in Niger, 1967–2024

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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

In 2024, child mortality vs. gdp per capita in Niger stood at 11.07 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. gdp per capita in Niger peaked at 34.46 deaths per 100 live births in 1974 and was at its lowest, 11.07 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Niger 2nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 32.49 deaths per 100 live births 32.11 deaths per 100 live births 32.88 deaths per 100 live births 3
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. 1 Nigeria 11.56 deaths per 100 live births compare
  2. 3 Somalia 10.11 deaths per 100 live births compare
  3. 4 Chad 9.73 deaths per 100 live births compare
  4. 5 South Sudan 9.67 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. gdp per capita in Niger?
Child mortality vs. gdp per capita in Niger was 11.07 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 34.46 deaths per 100 live births in 1974.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 11.07 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Niger rank for child mortality vs. gdp per capita?
Niger ranks 2nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. gdp per capita 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .