Infant mortality by sex in Niger
Niger: Infant mortality by sex was 7.06 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7.06
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
3rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
16.24
in 1973
All-time low
7.06
in 2024
Years of data
56
1969–2024
Infant mortality by sex in Niger, 1969–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality by sex in Niger is 7.06, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality by sex in Niger peaked at 16.24 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 7.06, in 2024.
Niger ranks 3rd 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 | 15.81 | 15.81 | 15.81 | 1 |
| 1970s | 15.9 | 15.18 | 16.24 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.45 | 14.99 | 15.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.78 | 11.8 | 15.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.41 | 7.75 | 11.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.45 | 7.41 | 7.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.27 | 7.06 | 7.42 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More health data for Niger
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 887.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22,995 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 259 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 259 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 423,756 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 425,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 439,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 417,693 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 7.01 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality by sex in Niger?
- Infant mortality by sex in Niger was 7.06 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality by sex recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 16.24 in 1973.
- What is the lowest infant mortality by sex recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.06 in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for infant mortality by sex?
- Niger ranks 3rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality by sex rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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