What is child mortality rate in Niue?

Child mortality rate in Niue was 2.38 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 rate recorded in Niue?

The highest recorded value was 14.71 deaths per 100 live births in 1943.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Niue?

The lowest recorded value was 2.38 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Niue rank for child mortality rate?

Niue ranks 68th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Niue?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Niue 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Niue

Name: Child mortality rate in Niue
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)

Niue: Child mortality rate was 2.38 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

2.38 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

68th

of 200 countries

All-time high

14.71 deaths per 100 live births

in 1943

All-time low

2.38 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1943–2024

Child mortality rate in Niue, 1943–2024

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

In 2024, child mortality rate in Niue stood at 2.38 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 82 years on record.

The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Niue peaked at 14.71 deaths per 100 live births in 1943 and was at its lowest, 2.38 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Niue 68th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	14.17 deaths per 100 live births	13.56 deaths per 100 live births	14.71 deaths per 100 live births	7
1950s	11.85 deaths per 100 live births	10.25 deaths per 100 live births	13.29 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	7.97 deaths per 100 live births	6.12 deaths per 100 live births	9.84 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	4.23 deaths per 100 live births	2.97 deaths per 100 live births	5.73 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.56 deaths per 100 live births	2.48 deaths per 100 live births	2.81 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.82 deaths per 100 live births	2.55 deaths per 100 live births	3.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	3.6 deaths per 100 live births	3.31 deaths per 100 live births	3.76 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	3.19 deaths per 100 live births	2.79 deaths per 100 live births	3.59 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2.54 deaths per 100 live births	2.38 deaths per 100 live births	2.7 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Niue

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More health data for Niue

Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty 99.0% (2024)
Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita 66.2% (2024)
Share of adults who are obese vs. daily protein supply 66.2% (2024)
Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita 99.0% (2024)
Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines 99.0% (2024)
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese 63.5% (2024)
Prevalence rate of obesity in adults 66.9% (2024)
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 0.0642 under-five deaths per woman (2021)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Niue?: Child mortality rate in Niue was 2.38 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 rate recorded in Niue?: The highest recorded value was 14.71 deaths per 100 live births in 1943.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Niue?: The lowest recorded value was 2.38 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Niue rank for child mortality rate?: Niue ranks 68th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Niue?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Niue 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
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: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.