Neonatal mortality rate in Niger
Niger: Neonatal mortality rate was 32.75 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Niger, 1969β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Niger is 32.75, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Niger peaked at 62.23 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 32.75, in 2024.
Niger ranks 8th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.23 | 60.23 | 60.23 | 1 |
| 1970s | 60.77 | 57.96 | 62.23 | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.24 | 56.18 | 57.72 | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.54 | 45.44 | 55.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.61 | 34.77 | 44.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.35 | 34.22 | 34.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.54 | 32.75 | 34.18 | 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, male, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5077 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Niger?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Niger was 32.75 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 62.23 in 1974.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.75 in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Niger ranks 8th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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