Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Niger
Niger: Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates was 36,634 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Niger, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Niger is 36,634, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Niger peaked at 36,634 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25,232, in 1990.
Niger ranks 12th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25,232 | — |
| 1991 | 25,423 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 25,633 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 25,804 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 25,969 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 26,243 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 26,543 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 26,799 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 27,035 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 27,126 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 27,036 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 26,859 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 26,648 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 26,529 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 26,447 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 26,503 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 26,617 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 26,834 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 27,129 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 27,573 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 28,082 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 28,688 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 29,399 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 30,291 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 31,124 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 31,966 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 32,654 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 33,234 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 33,640 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 34,103 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 34,503 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 34,832 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 35,651 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 36,385 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 36,634 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,181 | 25,232 | 27,126 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,818 | 26,447 | 27,573 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,318 | 28,082 | 34,103 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,601 | 34,503 | 36,634 | 5 |
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More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 887.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22,995 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0139 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0123 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Niger?
- Neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Niger was 36,634 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 36,634 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,232 in 1990.
- How does Niger rank for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates?
- Niger ranks 12th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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