Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Niger
Niger: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 14,976 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Niger, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Niger recorded 14,976 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Niger peaked at 15,084 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11,430, in 1990.
Niger ranks 6th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,430 | — |
| 1991 | 11,455 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 11,474 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 11,499 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 11,516 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 11,542 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 11,568 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 11,588 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 11,603 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 11,635 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 11,675 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 11,741 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 11,844 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 11,946 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 13,613 | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 13,769 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 12,355 | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 12,500 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 12,658 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 12,810 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 12,992 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 13,195 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 13,423 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 13,660 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 13,878 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 14,083 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 14,312 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 14,514 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 14,705 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 14,855 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 14,994 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 15,061 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 15,084 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 15,025 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 14,976 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,531 | 11,430 | 11,635 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,491 | 11,675 | 13,769 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,962 | 12,992 | 14,855 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,028 | 14,976 | 15,084 | 5 |
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More education data for Niger
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 69,636 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 64.65 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 64.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Niger?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Niger was 14,976 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 5-9 years recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 15,084 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,430 in 1990.
- How does Niger rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Niger ranks 6th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years