Number of neonatal deaths in Niger
Niger: Number of neonatal deaths was 36,634 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
36,634 deaths
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
12th
of 199 countries
All-time high
36,634 deaths
in 2024
All-time low
15,679 deaths
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Number of neonatal deaths in Niger, 1970–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths in Niger stood at 36,634 deaths. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Niger peaked at 36,634 deaths in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,679 deaths, in 1970.
Niger ranks 12th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Niger, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15,679 deaths | — |
| 1971 | 16,216 deaths | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 16,771 deaths | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 17,332 deaths | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 17,846 deaths | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 18,201 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 18,475 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 18,688 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 19,031 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 19,388 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 19,868 deaths | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 20,422 deaths | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 21,052 deaths | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 21,734 deaths | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 22,450 deaths | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 23,136 deaths | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 23,673 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 24,216 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 24,548 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 24,865 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 25,232 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 25,423 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 25,633 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 25,804 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 25,969 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 26,243 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 26,543 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 26,799 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 27,035 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 27,126 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 27,036 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 26,859 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 26,648 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 26,529 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 26,447 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 26,503 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 26,617 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 26,834 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 27,129 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 27,573 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 28,082 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 28,688 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 29,399 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 30,291 deaths | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 31,124 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 31,966 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 32,654 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 33,234 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 33,640 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 34,103 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 34,503 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 34,832 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 35,651 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 36,385 deaths | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 36,634 deaths | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,763 deaths | 15,679 deaths | 19,388 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,596 deaths | 19,868 deaths | 24,865 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,181 deaths | 25,232 deaths | 27,126 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,818 deaths | 26,447 deaths | 27,573 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,318 deaths | 28,082 deaths | 34,103 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,601 deaths | 34,503 deaths | 36,634 deaths | 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2274 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2349 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Niger?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Niger was 36,634 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 36,634 deaths in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,679 deaths in 1970.
- How does Niger rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Niger ranks 12th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .