Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Niger

Niger: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 32.75 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
32.75
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
8th
of 200 countries
All-time high
55.36
in 1990
All-time low
32.75
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Niger, 1990–2024

02040601990200720241990: 55.41991: 54.41992: 53.41993: 52.31994: 51.11995: 501996: 48.91997: 47.81998: 46.71999: 45.42000: 44.12001: 42.62002: 41.12003: 39.82004: 38.62005: 37.52006: 36.62007: 35.92008: 35.22009: 34.82010: 34.42011: 34.22012: 34.22013: 34.32014: 34.42015: 34.52016: 34.42017: 34.42018: 34.32019: 34.32020: 34.22021: 33.92022: 33.62023: 33.22024: 32.8

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

Annual values for Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Niger, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Niger

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  2. 6 Afghanistan 33.14 compare
  3. 7 Liberia 32.94 compare
  4. 9 Guinea-Bissau 31.98 compare
  5. 10 Dominica 31.07 compare
  6. 11 Chad 30.39 compare

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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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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
212 places, 7,420 data points, 1990–2024
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