Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Niger
Niger: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 5,610 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Niger, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Niger stood at 5,610. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Niger peaked at 5,610 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,270, in 1990.
That places Niger 25th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,270 | — |
| 1991 | 3,278 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 3,303 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 3,336 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 3,386 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 3,450 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 3,524 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 3,605 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 3,682 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 3,763 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 3,842 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 3,904 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 3,952 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 3,997 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 4,039 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 4,077 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 4,134 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 4,198 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 4,270 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 4,342 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 4,430 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 4,521 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 4,628 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 4,729 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 4,853 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 4,959 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 5,079 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 5,174 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 5,240 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 5,302 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 5,372 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 5,442 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 5,489 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 5,573 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 5,610 | +0.7% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 5,610 is above the median for low income countries, which is 3,897, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 5,610 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,848, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,460 | 3,270 | 3,763 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,076 | 3,842 | 4,342 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,892 | 4,430 | 5,302 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,497 | 5,372 | 5,610 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 58.27 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 59.59 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,148 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 208,506 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,973 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 98,608 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 870,368 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.6666 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Niger?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Niger was 5,610 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 5,610 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,270 in 1990.
- How does Niger rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Niger ranks 25th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 15-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of adolescents ages 15-19 years