Number of neonatal deaths in Niger
Niger: Number of neonatal deaths was 36,634 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
36,634
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
12th
of 196 countries
All-time high
36,634
in 2024
All-time low
15,679
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Number of neonatal deaths in Niger, 1970–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Niger recorded 36,634 for number of neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,679, in 1970.
Niger ranks 12th of 196 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15,679 | — |
| 1971 | 16,216 | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 16,771 | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 17,332 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 17,846 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 18,201 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 18,475 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 18,688 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 19,031 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 19,388 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 19,868 | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 20,422 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 21,052 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 21,734 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 22,450 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 23,136 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 23,673 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 24,216 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 24,548 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 24,865 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 25,232 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 25,423 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 25,633 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 25,804 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 25,969 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 26,243 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 26,543 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 26,799 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 27,035 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 27,126 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 27,036 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 26,859 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 26,648 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 26,529 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 26,447 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 26,503 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 26,617 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 26,834 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 27,129 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 27,573 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 28,082 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 28,688 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 29,399 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 30,291 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 31,124 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 31,966 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 32,654 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 33,234 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 33,640 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 34,103 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 34,503 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 34,832 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 35,651 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 36,385 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 36,634 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,763 | 15,679 | 19,388 | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,596 | 19,868 | 24,865 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,181 | 25,232 | 27,126 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,818 | 26,447 | 27,573 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,318 | 28,082 | 34,103 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,601 | 34,503 | 36,634 | 5 |
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- 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 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2606 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5116 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Niger?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Niger was 36,634 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 36,634 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,679 in 1970.
- How does Niger rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Niger ranks 12th out of 196 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.