Number of infant deaths, female in Niger
Niger: Number of infant deaths, female was 32,490 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
32,490
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
7th
of 197 countries
All-time high
32,490
in 2024
All-time low
17,181
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Number of infant deaths, female in Niger, 1970–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, female in Niger stood at 32,490. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Niger peaked at 32,490 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17,181, in 1970.
That places Niger 7th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17,181 | — |
| 1971 | 17,778 | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 18,376 | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 18,923 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 19,436 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 19,829 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 20,106 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 20,340 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 20,631 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 21,043 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 21,517 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 22,217 | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 23,056 | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 24,040 | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 25,102 | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 26,204 | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 27,266 | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 28,245 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 29,062 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 29,681 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 30,117 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 30,441 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 30,608 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 30,651 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 30,578 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 30,488 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 30,313 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 30,153 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 30,041 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 29,985 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 29,813 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 29,401 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 28,798 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 28,091 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 27,325 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 26,676 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 26,097 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 25,699 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 25,450 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 25,412 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 25,617 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 25,936 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 26,416 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 27,023 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 27,728 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 28,410 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 29,108 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 29,711 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 30,196 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 30,645 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 31,049 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 31,342 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 31,768 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 32,261 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 32,490 | +0.7% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 32,490 is above the median for low income countries, which is 13,991, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 32,490 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,972, 3.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19,364 | 17,181 | 21,043 | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,639 | 21,517 | 29,681 | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,338 | 29,985 | 30,651 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,276 | 25,412 | 29,813 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,079 | 25,617 | 30,645 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,782 | 31,049 | 32,490 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 108,968 compare
- 5 Ethiopia 58,159 compare
- 6 Bangladesh 38,357 compare
- 8 Afghanistan 31,864 compare
- 9 Sudan 31,271 compare
- 10 Tanzania 29,834 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 in Niger?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Niger was 32,490 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 32,490 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,181 in 1970.
- How does Niger rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Niger ranks 7th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.