Mortality rate, under-5, female in Niger

Niger: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 106.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
106.5 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
2nd
of 196 countries
All-time high
340.4 per 1,000 live births
in 1974
All-time low
106.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
56
1969–2024

Mortality rate, under-5, female in Niger, 1969–2024

100150200250300350196919962024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5, female in Niger is 106.5 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Niger peaked at 340.4 per 1,000 live births in 1974 and was at its lowest, 106.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

That places Niger 2nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.

Mortality rate, under-5, female in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) in Niger, 1969 to 2024.
Year per 1,000 live births Change
1969 323.2 per 1,000 live births
1970 327.8 per 1,000 live births +1.4%
1971 332.3 per 1,000 live births +1.4%
1972 336.3 per 1,000 live births +1.2%
1973 339.1 per 1,000 live births +0.8%
1974 340.4 per 1,000 live births +0.4%
1975 339.3 per 1,000 live births -0.3%
1976 336.9 per 1,000 live births -0.7%
1977 332.7 per 1,000 live births -1.2%
1978 328.4 per 1,000 live births -1.3%
1979 324.5 per 1,000 live births -1.2%
1980 321.7 per 1,000 live births -0.9%
1981 321.4 per 1,000 live births -0.1%
1982 323.4 per 1,000 live births +0.6%
1983 327.1 per 1,000 live births +1.1%
1984 331.4 per 1,000 live births +1.3%
1985 335.5 per 1,000 live births +1.2%
1986 338.4 per 1,000 live births +0.9%
1987 339.6 per 1,000 live births +0.4%
1988 338.5 per 1,000 live births -0.3%
1989 335.5 per 1,000 live births -0.9%
1990 329.8 per 1,000 live births -1.7%
1991 322.1 per 1,000 live births -2.3%
1992 313 per 1,000 live births -2.8%
1993 302.2 per 1,000 live births -3.5%
1994 290.4 per 1,000 live births -3.9%
1995 278.1 per 1,000 live births -4.2%
1996 265.7 per 1,000 live births -4.5%
1997 254 per 1,000 live births -4.4%
1998 243.3 per 1,000 live births -4.2%
1999 233.7 per 1,000 live births -3.9%
2000 224.2 per 1,000 live births -4.1%
2001 213.8 per 1,000 live births -4.6%
2002 202.4 per 1,000 live births -5.3%
2003 190.5 per 1,000 live births -5.9%
2004 178.7 per 1,000 live births -6.2%
2005 167.8 per 1,000 live births -6.1%
2006 158.1 per 1,000 live births -5.8%
2007 149.9 per 1,000 live births -5.2%
2008 142.7 per 1,000 live births -4.8%
2009 136.9 per 1,000 live births -4.1%
2010 132.5 per 1,000 live births -3.2%
2011 129 per 1,000 live births -2.6%
2012 126.6 per 1,000 live births -1.9%
2013 124.6 per 1,000 live births -1.6%
2014 123.1 per 1,000 live births -1.2%
2015 121.7 per 1,000 live births -1.1%
2016 120.5 per 1,000 live births -1.0%
2017 119.2 per 1,000 live births -1.1%
2018 117.9 per 1,000 live births -1.1%
2019 116.7 per 1,000 live births -1.0%
2020 115.4 per 1,000 live births -1.1%
2021 113.7 per 1,000 live births -1.5%
2022 111.6 per 1,000 live births -1.8%
2023 109.2 per 1,000 live births -2.2%
2024 106.5 per 1,000 live births -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 323.2 per 1,000 live births 323.2 per 1,000 live births 323.2 per 1,000 live births 1
1970s 333.77 per 1,000 live births 324.5 per 1,000 live births 340.4 per 1,000 live births 10
1980s 331.25 per 1,000 live births 321.4 per 1,000 live births 339.6 per 1,000 live births 10
1990s 283.23 per 1,000 live births 233.7 per 1,000 live births 329.8 per 1,000 live births 10
2000s 176.5 per 1,000 live births 136.9 per 1,000 live births 224.2 per 1,000 live births 10
2010s 123.18 per 1,000 live births 116.7 per 1,000 live births 132.5 per 1,000 live births 10
2020s 111.28 per 1,000 live births 106.5 per 1,000 live births 115.4 per 1,000 live births 5

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 1 Nigeria 109.5 per 1,000 live births compare
  2. 3 Somalia 95.2 per 1,000 live births compare
  3. 4 South Sudan 91.5 per 1,000 live births compare
  4. 5 Chad 91 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Niger?
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Niger was 106.5 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, under-5, female recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 340.4 per 1,000 live births in 1974.
What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 106.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Niger rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
Niger ranks 2nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.