Total disease burden in Niger
Niger: Total disease burden was 18.63 million DALYs in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total disease burden in Niger, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs.
Analysis
Niger recorded 18.63 million DALYs for total disease burden in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total disease burden in Niger peaked at 18.63 million DALYs in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.27 million DALYs, in 2008.
Niger ranks 30th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total disease burden in Niger, year by year
| Year | DALYs | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.79 million DALYs | — |
| 2001 | 15.72 million DALYs | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 15.51 million DALYs | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 15.26 million DALYs | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 14.97 million DALYs | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 14.72 million DALYs | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 14.50 million DALYs | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 14.37 million DALYs | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 14.27 million DALYs | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 14.30 million DALYs | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 14.42 million DALYs | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 14.62 million DALYs | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 14.84 million DALYs | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 15.11 million DALYs | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 15.44 million DALYs | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 15.83 million DALYs | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 16.25 million DALYs | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 16.60 million DALYs | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 17.05 million DALYs | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 17.55 million DALYs | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 18.01 million DALYs | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 18.63 million DALYs | +3.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 18.63 million DALYs is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.74 million DALYs, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 18.63 million DALYs is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.72 million DALYs, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.94 million DALYs | 14.27 million DALYs | 15.79 million DALYs | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.77 million DALYs | 14.42 million DALYs | 17.55 million DALYs | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.32 million DALYs | 18.01 million DALYs | 18.63 million DALYs | 2 |
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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)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0865 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total disease burden in Niger?
- Total disease burden in Niger was 18.63 million DALYs in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total disease burden recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 18.63 million DALYs in 2021.
- What is the lowest total disease burden recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.27 million DALYs in 2008.
- How does Niger rank for total disease burden?
- Niger ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total disease burden rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total disease burden. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes.