Neonatal deaths in Niger
Niger: Neonatal deaths was 36,634 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
36,634
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
12th
of 198 countries
All-time high
36,634
in 2024
All-time low
26,447
in 2004
Years of data
25
2000β2024
Neonatal deaths in Niger, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal deaths in Niger stood at 36,634. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Niger peaked at 36,634 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26,447, in 2004.
Niger ranks 12th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,818 | 26,447 | 27,573 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,318 | 28,082 | 34,103 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,601 | 34,503 | 36,634 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More development goals data for Niger
- Red List Index 0.9279 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 110.75 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 47.92 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 13 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 11 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 24 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 25 (2025)
- Infant deaths 71,909 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths in Niger?
- Neonatal deaths in Niger was 36,634 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 36,634 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,447 in 2004.
- How does Niger rank for neonatal deaths?
- Niger ranks 12th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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