Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Niger
Niger: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 32.75 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Niger, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Niger recorded 32.75 for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Niger peaked at 55.36 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 32.75, in 2024.
Niger ranks 8th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.36 | — |
| 1991 | 54.36 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 53.39 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 52.26 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 51.14 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 50.02 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 48.93 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 47.85 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 46.69 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 45.44 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 44.05 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 42.56 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 41.09 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 39.78 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 38.55 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 37.52 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 36.65 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 35.87 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 35.24 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 34.77 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 34.42 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 34.25 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 34.22 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 34.26 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 34.35 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 34.46 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.44 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 34.44 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34.35 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 34.3 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 34.18 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 33.93 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 33.62 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 33.24 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 32.75 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Niger?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Niger was 32.75 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 55.36 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.75 in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Niger ranks 8th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates 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 UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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