Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Niger
Niger: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 17.8 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Niger, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Niger recorded 17.8 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Niger peaked at 45.8 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.8 per 1,000, in 2024.
Niger ranks 2nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Niger, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.8 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 44.7 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 43.5 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 42.4 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 41.3 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 40.1 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 38.9 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 37.6 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 36.2 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 34.9 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 33.6 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 32.3 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 31.2 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 30.1 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 32.6 per 1,000 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 31.5 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 27.1 per 1,000 | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 26.2 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 25.5 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 24.7 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 24.1 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 23.5 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 23 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 22.5 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 22 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 21.6 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 21.2 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 20.8 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 20.4 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 20 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 19.6 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 19.2 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 18.7 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 18.2 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 17.8 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.54 per 1,000 | 34.9 per 1,000 | 45.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.48 per 1,000 | 24.7 per 1,000 | 33.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.91 per 1,000 | 20 per 1,000 | 24.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7 per 1,000 | 17.8 per 1,000 | 19.6 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 1 Palestine, State of 28.1 per 1,000 compare
- 3 Somalia 14.1 per 1,000 compare
- 4 Sierra Leone 13.7 per 1,000 compare
- 5 Nigeria 13.5 per 1,000 compare
- 5 South Sudan 13.5 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Niger
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6666 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1111 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Niger?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Niger was 17.8 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Niger ranks 2nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.