Number of child deaths per woman in Niger
Niger: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.7429 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths per woman in Niger, 1967–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, number of child deaths per woman in Niger stood at 0.7429 under-five deaths per woman. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in Niger peaked at 2.7 under-five deaths per woman in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.7429 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.
Niger ranks 1st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.44 under-five deaths per woman | 2.4 under-five deaths per woman | 2.47 under-five deaths per woman | 3 |
| 1970s | 2.56 under-five deaths per woman | 2.5 under-five deaths per woman | 2.6 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.63 under-five deaths per woman | 2.53 under-five deaths per woman | 2.7 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.23 under-five deaths per woman | 1.84 under-five deaths per woman | 2.59 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.37 under-five deaths per woman | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | 1.76 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9197 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8407 under-five deaths per woman | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7875 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7429 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8238 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More reference data data for Niger
- Fertility rate: births per woman 6.06 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 6.06 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 6.06 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.419 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.9457 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 40.69 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 39.86 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.9707 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 35.77 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths per woman in Niger?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Niger was 0.7429 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 under-five deaths per woman in 1986.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7429 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Niger ranks 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).