Number of infant deaths, male in Niger
Niger: Number of infant deaths, male was 39,419 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of infant deaths, male 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, male in Niger stood at 39,419. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Niger peaked at 39,419 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20,232, in 1970.
Niger ranks 8th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, male in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20,232 | — |
| 1971 | 20,923 | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 21,614 | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 22,272 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 22,859 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 23,325 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 23,710 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 24,012 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 24,406 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 24,908 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 25,562 | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 26,326 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 27,255 | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 28,346 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 29,574 | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 30,813 | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 31,870 | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 32,786 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 33,534 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 34,078 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 34,720 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 35,207 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 35,409 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 35,486 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 35,248 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 35,004 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 34,890 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 34,798 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 34,748 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 34,774 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 34,644 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 34,329 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 33,780 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 33,095 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 32,390 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 31,670 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 31,066 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 30,629 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 30,484 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 30,552 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 30,858 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 31,314 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 31,928 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 32,699 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 33,517 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 34,313 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 35,148 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 35,863 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 36,453 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 37,025 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 37,477 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 37,897 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 38,502 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 39,131 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 39,419 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22,826 | 20,232 | 24,908 | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,014 | 25,562 | 34,078 | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,028 | 34,720 | 35,486 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,264 | 30,484 | 34,644 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,912 | 30,858 | 37,025 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,485 | 37,477 | 39,419 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Niger?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Niger was 39,419 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, male recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 39,419 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,232 in 1970.
- How does Niger rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Niger ranks 8th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.