Mortality rate, infant, female in Niger
Niger: Mortality rate, infant, female was 60.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
60.4 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
3rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
143.3 per 1,000 live births
in 1973
All-time low
60.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
56
1969–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Niger, 1969–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Niger recorded 60.4 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Niger peaked at 143.3 per 1,000 live births in 1973 and was at its lowest, 60.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Niger ranks 3rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, female in Niger, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 139.2 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1970 | 140.6 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 141.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 142.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 143.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 143.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 142.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 140.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 138 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 135.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 133.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 131.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 131.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 132.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 133.9 per 1,000 live births | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 136 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 138.1 per 1,000 live births | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 140 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 141.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 141.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 141.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 139.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 137.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 134.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 131.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 127.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 122.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 118.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 113.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 109.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 105.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 102.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 97.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 93.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 88.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 83.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 79.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 75.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 71.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 69.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 67 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 65.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 64.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 64.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 63.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 63.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 63.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 63.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 63.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 63.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 63.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 63.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 63.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 62.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 61.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 60.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 139.2 per 1,000 live births | 139.2 per 1,000 live births | 139.2 per 1,000 live births | 1 |
| 1970s | 140.12 per 1,000 live births | 133.2 per 1,000 live births | 143.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 136.82 per 1,000 live births | 131.5 per 1,000 live births | 141.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 124.06 per 1,000 live births | 105.8 per 1,000 live births | 139.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.78 per 1,000 live births | 67 per 1,000 live births | 102.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.12 per 1,000 live births | 63.7 per 1,000 live births | 65.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.36 per 1,000 live births | 60.4 per 1,000 live births | 63.8 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Niger?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Niger was 60.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 143.3 per 1,000 live births in 1973.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Niger ranks 3rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.