Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Niger
Niger: Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause was 8,289 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Niger, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Niger recorded 8,289 for number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Niger peaked at 8,289 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,021, in 2000.
Niger ranks 26th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,021 | — |
| 2001 | 5,022 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5,028 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 5,048 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 5,077 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 5,100 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 5,120 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 5,152 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 5,206 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 5,294 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 5,429 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 5,591 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 5,775 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 6,033 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 6,288 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 6,594 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 6,918 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 7,223 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 7,519 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 7,806 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 8,061 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 8,289 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,107 | 5,021 | 5,294 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,518 | 5,429 | 7,806 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,175 | 8,061 | 8,289 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Niger?
- Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Niger was 8,289 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 8,289 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,021 in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause?
- Niger ranks 26th out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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