Chad vs Niger: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Chad
5.9%
in 2023
Niger
6.1%
in 2023
Chad rank
8th
Niger rank
5th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Chad
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 6.1% against 5.9% in Chad, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 8th and Niger ranks 5th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.6% | 11.8% | 5.8% | Chad |
| 1960s | 15.7% | 11.8% | 3.9% | Chad |
| 1970s | 13.8% | 12.0% | 1.7% | Chad |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 12.0% | 0.5% | Chad |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 11.1% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 8.4% | 1.0% | Chad |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.6% | 0.9% | Chad |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 6.2% | 0.0% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Chad or Niger?
- Niger, at 6.1% against 5.9% in Chad as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Chad and Niger?
- 0.2%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Niger?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Niger rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Chad ranks 8th and Niger ranks 5th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.