Probability of dying, by age in Niger
Niger: Probability of dying, by age was 0.0599 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying, by age in Niger, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.0599 for probability of dying, by age in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying, by age in Niger peaked at 0.0965 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0599, in 2021.
Niger ranks 10th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0811 | 0.068 | 0.0965 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0632 | 0.0609 | 0.0665 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0602 | 0.0599 | 0.0604 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 7 South Sudan 0.0631 compare
- 8 Mali 0.0607 compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0606 compare
- 11 Lesotho 0.0578 compare
- 12 Equatorial Guinea 0.0576 compare
- 13 Liberia 0.0565 compare
More reference data data for Niger
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.9264 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5992 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 3.03 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.2336 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.76 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 131.57 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying, by age in Niger?
- Probability of dying, by age in Niger was 0.0599 in 2021, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying, by age recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0965 in 2000.
- What is the lowest probability of dying, by age recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0599 in 2021.
- How does Niger rank for probability of dying, by age?
- Niger ranks 10th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is probability of dying, by age rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying, by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The annual probability of death among people in a given age group, expressed as a fraction.