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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Niger

Name: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Niger
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Niger: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood was 0.7429 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.7429 under-five deaths per woman

Change on year

down 3.6%

World rank

1st

of 200 countries

All-time high

2.7 under-five deaths per woman

in 1986

All-time low

0.7429 under-five deaths per woman

in 2024

Years of data

1967–2024

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Niger stood at 0.7429 under-five deaths per woman. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.

The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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.

That places Niger 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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

2 Nigeria 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman compare
3 Somalia 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman compare
4 Chad 0.5028 under-five deaths per woman compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

More health data for Niger

Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 423,756 (2025)
Population, male 50.8% (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 425,555 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 439,639 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 417,693 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 7.01 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 12.91 million (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 431,792 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 409,736 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 393,646 (2025)

All data for Niger →

Frequently asked questions

What is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Niger?: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Niger?: The highest recorded value was 2.7 under-five deaths per woman in 1986.
What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Niger?: The lowest recorded value was 0.7429 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
How does Niger rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?: Niger ranks 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Unit: under-five deaths per woman
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).