Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Niger
Niger: Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality was 1.87 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.87 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
232nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.22 years
in 2020
All-time low
-0.0386 years
in 1986
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Niger, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Niger recorded 1.87 years for sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Niger peaked at 2.22 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.0386 years, in 1986.
Niger ranks 232nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Niger, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.7038 years | — |
| 1951 | 0.735 years | +4.4% |
| 1952 | 0.7634 years | +3.9% |
| 1953 | 0.7889 years | +3.3% |
| 1954 | 0.8014 years | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 0.8106 years | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 0.874 years | +7.8% |
| 1957 | 0.8594 years | -1.7% |
| 1958 | 0.8153 years | -5.1% |
| 1959 | 0.832 years | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 0.8692 years | +4.5% |
| 1961 | 0.9687 years | +11.4% |
| 1962 | 0.9508 years | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.9676 years | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.9914 years | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 1.03 years | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.99 years | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.9856 years | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.9822 years | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 1.02 years | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 1.13 years | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 1.12 years | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 1.26 years | +12.3% |
| 1973 | 1.43 years | +14.1% |
| 1974 | 1.62 years | +12.8% |
| 1975 | 1.69 years | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 1.52 years | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 1.39 years | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 1.32 years | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 1.21 years | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 1.02 years | -15.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5638 years | -44.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3762 years | -33.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1681 years | -55.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0672 years | -60.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0166 years | -75.3% |
| 1986 | -0.0386 years | -332.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0081 years | -121.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1165 years | +1338.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2558 years | +119.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3378 years | +32.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6007 years | +77.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6855 years | +14.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7596 years | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9209 years | +21.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8101 years | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7929 years | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7964 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.779 years | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7223 years | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.674 years | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6585 years | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6408 years | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7102 years | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7219 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8122 years | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8907 years | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9977 years | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 1.09 years | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 1.06 years | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.1 years | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.23 years | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 1.27 years | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 1.37 years | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 1.51 years | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 1.76 years | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 1.75 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.76 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.78 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.82 years | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.22 years | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 1.93 years | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 1.87 years | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.87 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7984 years | 0.7038 years | 0.874 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9757 years | 0.8692 years | 1.03 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.37 years | 1.12 years | 1.69 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2554 years | -0.0386 years | 1.02 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7205 years | 0.3378 years | 0.9209 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8248 years | 0.6408 years | 1.09 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 years | 1.1 years | 1.82 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 years | 1.87 years | 2.22 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Niger?
- Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Niger was 1.87 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 2.22 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0386 years in 1986.
- How does Niger rank for sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality?
- Niger ranks 232nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.