Niger vs Nigeria: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Niger
6.1%
in 2023
Nigeria
6.4%
in 2023
Niger rank
5th
Nigeria rank
2nd
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Niger
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 6.4% against 6.1% in Niger, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Niger ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.8% | 14.7% | 2.9% | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 11.8% | 14.0% | 2.2% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 12.0% | 12.5% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 12.0% | 11.1% | 0.9% | Niger |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 10.8% | 0.3% | Niger |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 9.0% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 7.6% | 1.0% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.7% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Niger or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 6.4% against 6.1% in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Niger and Nigeria?
- 0.3%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Niger ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd 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.