Number of child deaths per woman in Niger
Niger: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.7429 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7429 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
1st
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.7 under-five deaths per woman
in 1986
All-time low
0.7429 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Years of data
58
1967–2024
Number of child deaths per woman in Niger, 1967–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, number of child deaths per woman in Niger stood at 0.7429 under-five deaths per woman. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in Niger peaked at 2.7 under-five deaths per woman in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.7429 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.
Niger ranks 1st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Number of child deaths per woman in Niger, year by year
| Year | under-five deaths per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 2.4 under-five deaths per woman | — |
| 1968 | 2.43 under-five deaths per woman | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 2.47 under-five deaths per woman | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 2.5 under-five deaths per woman | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 2.53 under-five deaths per woman | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 2.56 under-five deaths per woman | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 2.59 under-five deaths per woman | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 2.6 under-five deaths per woman | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 2.59 under-five deaths per woman | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 2.58 under-five deaths per woman | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 2.56 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 2.54 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 2.53 under-five deaths per woman | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 2.53 under-five deaths per woman | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.54 under-five deaths per woman | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 2.57 under-five deaths per woman | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 2.61 under-five deaths per woman | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 2.65 under-five deaths per woman | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 2.68 under-five deaths per woman | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 2.7 under-five deaths per woman | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 2.69 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 2.67 under-five deaths per woman | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 2.64 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 2.59 under-five deaths per woman | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 2.54 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 2.47 under-five deaths per woman | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 2.39 under-five deaths per woman | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 2.29 under-five deaths per woman | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 2.19 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 2.09 under-five deaths per woman | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 2 under-five deaths per woman | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 1.92 under-five deaths per woman | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.84 under-five deaths per woman | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 1.76 under-five deaths per woman | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 1.67 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.58 under-five deaths per woman | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 1.49 under-five deaths per woman | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 1.39 under-five deaths per woman | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.31 under-five deaths per woman | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 1.22 under-five deaths per woman | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 1.16 under-five deaths per woman | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 1.1 under-five deaths per woman | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9884 under-five deaths per woman | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9639 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9425 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9231 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9042 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8875 under-five deaths per woman | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.872 under-five deaths per woman | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8564 under-five deaths per woman | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8407 under-five deaths per woman | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8238 under-five deaths per woman | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8048 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7957 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7704 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7429 under-five deaths per woman | -3.6% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.7429 under-five deaths per woman is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2501 under-five deaths per woman, 3.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.7429 under-five deaths per woman is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214 under-five deaths per woman, 3.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.44 under-five deaths per woman | 2.4 under-five deaths per woman | 2.47 under-five deaths per woman | 3 |
| 1970s | 2.56 under-five deaths per woman | 2.5 under-five deaths per woman | 2.6 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.63 under-five deaths per woman | 2.53 under-five deaths per woman | 2.7 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.23 under-five deaths per woman | 1.84 under-five deaths per woman | 2.59 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.37 under-five deaths per woman | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | 1.76 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9197 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8407 under-five deaths per woman | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7875 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7429 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8238 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More reference data data for Niger
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3983 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths per woman in Niger?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Niger was 0.7429 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 under-five deaths per woman in 1986.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7429 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Niger ranks 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).