Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Niger
Niger: Number of infant deaths, female, per capita was 0.0012 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Niger, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Niger is 0.0012 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Niger peaked at 0.0038 units per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 units per person, in 2024.
Niger ranks 2nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0037 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0037 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0037 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0038 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0037 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0037 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0036 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0036 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0035 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0035 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0035 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0035 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0036 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0036 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0037 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0037 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0037 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0037 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0037 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0036 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0036 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0035 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0034 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0031 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.003 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0028 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0026 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0025 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0012 units per person | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 1 Somalia 0.0012 units per person compare
- 3 Central African Republic 0.0012 units per person compare
- 4 Chad 0.001 units per person compare
- 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.001 units per person compare
More education data for Niger
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1111 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Niger?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Niger was 0.0012 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0038 units per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for number of infant deaths, female, per capita?
- Niger ranks 2nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.