Health in Niger

1,104 indicators covering health for Niger.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Dengue fever deaths 0.13 2021 up 62.5% 54th
Death rate from cardiovascular disease age standardized ghe 267.1 2021 up 1.1% 78th
Deaths from cardiovascular disease type 475.73 2021 up 26.9% 42nd
Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized 3.92 2021 down 12.2% 32nd
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized 27.57 2021 up 4.6% 74th
Death rate from ischaemic heart disease who ghe age standardized 73.03 2021 up 4.1% 133rd
Deaths from cardiovascular diseases by region 21,144 2021 up 50.1% 86th
Total disease burden who 18.63 million 2021 up 27.5% 30th
Burden of disease who 73,791 2021 down 12.7% 4th
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who 30.29 2021 down 4.0% 191st
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 50.9% 2023 up 1.8% 27th
Male female ratio suicides rates 2.05 2021 down 4.7% 168th
Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 13,008 2021 up 21.4% 50th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are cl 917 2021 down 50.6% 66th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have e 1,456 2021 down 2.2% 59th
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT 63.0% 2024 down 4.5% 60th
Share of women who are smoking 1.2 2022 down 36.8% 150th
Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking 13.9 2022 down 8.6% 149th
Share of men who are smoking 13.9 2022 down 8.6% 149th
Adults smoking 2007 2018 7.5 2022 down 11.8% 157th
Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 109 2024 up 131.9% 69th
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 7.6% 2023 down 24.0% 45th
Share healthy diet unaffordable 86.3 2024 up 0.2% 9th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are ba 10,413 2021 up 57.7% 37th
Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 5.6 2014 up 21.7% 170th
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 4.91 2014 down 0.3% 166th
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 4.1 2014 up 24.2% 181st
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 5.10 million 2024 down 65.7% 41st
Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 286 2015 down 46.2% 16th
Births attended by skilled health personnel 43.7% 2021 up 50.7% 162nd
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total 66.6 2019 down 10.0% 3rd
Number of new leprosy cases 323 2024 down 19.9% 23rd
Pharmacists 0.02 2023 down 33.3% 163rd
Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage amon 87.0% 2025 up 222.2% 131st
Number of new hivaids infections who 1,200 2024 unchanged 70th
Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 1.00 million 2030 up 39.2% 74th
Incidence of malaria 305.14 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 down 25.6% 7th
Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 1,236 2025 up 34.1% 41st
Concentrations of fine particulate matter 58.26 2023 up 12.7% 3rd
Death rate road traffic injuries 25.5 2019 down 6.6% 48th
New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically c 12,295 2023 up 71.2% 37th
Cholera case fatality rate 2.97 2021 up 15.1% 14th
Medical doctors not further defined 835 2020 up 90.2% 96th
Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 61.18 2023 up 4.8% 226th
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 5.8% 2030 down 3.3% 133rd
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 5.7% 2030 down 3.4% 137th
Tb patients tested positive for hiv 328 2021 down 1.8% 60th
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 3,343 2019 up 29.1% 14th
Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 72.0% 2019 down 8.3% 10th
Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of d 7,217 2019 up 51.8% 103rd
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 3.2% 2024 up 52.4% 3rd
Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 101 2019 up 4.1% 183rd
Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 680 2024 down 21.8% 44th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury 25.5 per 100,000 population 2019 down 6.6% 48th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 17.4 per 100,000 female population 2019 down 11.2% 21st
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 33.6 per 100,000 male population 2019 down 4.0% 57th
Ipv vaccine coverage 86 2024 up 218.5% 132nd
Tb patients living with hiv receiving art 223 2021 up 1,293.8% 66th
HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) 94.0% 2024 up 308.7% 80th
Hospital beds 2.76 2020 down 37.7% 151st