Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection) in Niger
Niger: Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained was 31.66 in 2030. ▬ Flat
Latest (2030)
31.66
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
5th
of 200 countries
All-time high
32.57
in 2025
All-time low
31.66
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Niger, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Niger recorded 31.66 for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
That places Niger 5th out of 200 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top 10%.
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32.57 | — |
| 2026 | 32.38 | -0.6% |
| 2027 | 32.2 | -0.6% |
| 2028 | 32.02 | -0.6% |
| 2029 | 31.84 | -0.6% |
| 2030 | 31.66 | -0.6% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 31.66 is above the median for low income countries, which is 23.31, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 31.66 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.02, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 32.2 | 31.84 | 32.57 | 5 |
| 2030s | 31.66 | 31.66 | 31.66 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0865 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Niger?
- Neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Niger was 31.66 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 32.57 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.66 in 2030.
- How does Niger rank for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained?
- Niger ranks 5th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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