Health in Niger

1,104 indicators covering health for Niger.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 6.8% 2024 up 62.0% 187th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard d 11.0% 2024 up 37.0% 178th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard devi 4.6% 2024 up 56.0% 167th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 19.1% 2024 up 25.4% 193rd
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 19.3% 2024 up 4.6% 5th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 6.0% 2024 up 59.3% 187th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard dev 15.6% 2024 up 4.2% 8th
Number of under-five deaths 118,445 2024 up 8.2% 6th
Number of infant deaths 71,909 2024 up 17.4% 7th
Number of neonatal deaths 36,634 2024 up 17.7% 12th
Neonatal mortality rate 32.75 2024 down 4.7% 8th
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 pe 65.62 2024 down 5.1% 3rd
Under-five mortality rate 110.72 2024 down 12.7% 2nd
Domestic general government health expenditure 6.2% 2023 down 6.2% 152nd
External health expenditure 14.6% 2023 up 23.1% 50th
External health expenditure per capita 3.79 current US$ 2023 up 30.1% 102nd
External health expenditure per capita, PPP 11.15 current international $ 2023 up 85.6% 99th
Death rate in armed conflicts by type 1.39 2025 up 73.8% 11th
Deaths in armed conflicts by type 387 2025 up 143.4% 10th
Deaths in armed conflicts by type and country 387 2025 up 143.4% 10th
Death rate in armed conflicts by type and country 1.39 2025 up 73.8% 11th
Deaths from one sided violence 387 2025 up 143.4% 10th
Haq by level of healthcare spending endpoints 39 2023 up 30.0% 186th
Healthcare access quality un 39 2023 up 30.0% 186th
Universal health coverage index 39 2023 up 30.0% 188th
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 47.1% 2023 up 6.3% 7th
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 45.9% 2023 up 7.7% 12th
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 55.9% 2023 up 2.9% 4th
Stillbirth rate 21.4 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 1.4% 18th
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS 36,000 2024 down 29.4% 42nd
Life expectancy men women 62.13 2023 up 5.2% 228th
Life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure 61.18 2023 up 4.8% 226th
Poverty vs life expectancy 61.18 2023 up 4.8% 226th
Life expectancy vs health expenditure 61.18 2023 up 4.8% 226th
Birth rate vs death rate 41.89 2023 down 12.4% 4th
Child mortality around the world 11.6 2023 down 11.2% 1st
Food supply vs life expectancy 61.18 2023 up 4.8% 226th
Life expectancy of women vs life expectancy of men 62.13 2023 up 5.2% 228th
Life expectancy at birth including the un projections 61.18 2023 up 4.8% 226th
Female and male life expectancy at birth in years 60.26 2023 up 4.5% 221st
Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 11.6 2023 down 11.2% 1st
Annual number of deaths by world region 231,745 2023 up 16.4% 45th
Births and deaths projected to 2100 231,745 2023 up 16.4% 45th
Extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth 61.18 2023 up 4.8% 226th
The worlds number of vaccinated one year olds 1.03 million 2023 up 24.1% 28th
Difference in male and female life expectancy 1.75 2023 up 28.8% 232nd
Female to male life expectancy ratio 1.03 2023 up 0.7% 230th
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth 1.87 2023 up 36.1% 232nd
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 1.85 2023 up 12.0% 225th
Womens life expectancy at birth 62.13 2023 up 5.2% 228th
Number of deaths per year 231,745 2023 up 16.4% 45th
Crude death rate 8.86 2023 down 17.6% 75th
Measles number unvaccinated 192,511 2023 up 24.0% 29th
Polio number unvaccinated 144,384 2023 down 51.1% 33rd
Infant mortality rates 6.46 2023 down 8.5% 6th
Number of child deaths unwpp 123,007 2023 up 10.1% 6th
Number of infant deaths unwpp 70,278 2023 up 13.3% 8th
Number of deaths 231,745 2023 up 16.4% 45th
Deaths by age group 0 2023 down 100.0% 212th
Number of infant deaths gho 71,882 2023 up 20.4% 9th