Neonatal infant and child deaths in Niger
Niger: Neonatal infant and child deaths was 36,634 in 2024. β² Rising
Neonatal infant and child deaths in Niger, 1970β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niger recorded 36,634 for neonatal infant and child deaths in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal infant and child deaths in Niger peaked at 36,634 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,679, in 1970.
That places Niger 12th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,763 | 15,679 | 19,388 | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,596 | 19,868 | 24,865 | 10 |
| 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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- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 259 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 259 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 229,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 221,206 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 240,294 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 231,501 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 251,401 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal infant and child deaths in Niger?
- Neonatal infant and child deaths in Niger was 36,634 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 36,634 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,679 in 1970.
- How does Niger rank for neonatal infant and child deaths?
- Niger ranks 12th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal infant and child deaths 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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