Algeria vs Niger: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 17.8 per 1,000 live births in Algeria and 64.6 per 1,000 live births in Niger, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Niger, by 46.8 per 1,000 live births, or 3.63 times that in Algeria.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

AlgeriaNigerUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Niger has been higher since 1978, when it overtook Algeria.
In 2023, Algeria ranked 75 and Niger ranked 6 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Algeria at 2.4 per 1,000 live births and Niger at 18 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Algeria	Niger	World
2023	17.8	64.6	27.3
2022	18.2	65.3	28.2
2021	18.7	65.9	28.4
2020	19.2	66.6	28.7
2019	19.6	67.1	29.2
2018	20	67.7	29.7
2017	20.4	68.2	30.3
2016	20.8	68.7	31.1
2015	21.1	69.3	32.1
2014	21.5	69.9	32.9
2013	21.9	70.5	33.9
2012	22.3	71.5	35
2011	22.8	72.5	36.8
2010	23.4	74	37.7
2009	24.2	75.8	39.1
2008	25	77.9	40.4
2007	25.9	80.4	42
2006	26.9	83.4	43.7
2005	28.1	86.6	45.4
2004	29.2	90	47.2
2003	30.6	93.4	48.8
2002	31.7	96.8	50.6
2001	33.2	100	52.2
2000	34.1	102.9	53.7
1999	35.2	105.7	55.5
1998	36.2	108.4	57.1
1997	37.2	111.1	58.3
1996	38.1	113.8	59.6
1995	38.9	116.4	60.8
1994	39.5	118.9	62
1993	40.1	121.1	62.9
1992	40.7	123.1	64.1
1991	41.4	124.8	64.9
1990	42.4	126.1	64.9
1989	43.9	127	66.2
1988	46.3	127.5	68
1987	49.7	127.7	68.6
1986	54.6	127.7	70.8
1985	61	127.3	72.9
1984	68.9	127	74.6
1983	78.1	126.4	76.1
1982	88	126	76.6
1981	98	125.8	78.7
1980	107.6	125.8	80.6
1979	115.7	126.1	82.5
1978	123.1	126.6	84.7
1977	129.6	127.1	86.4
1976	135.1	127.6	88.1
1975	140.1	128	89.6
1974	144.4	128.2	90.9
1973	148.3	128.1	92.1
1972	151.5	127.8	93.6
1971	154.3	128.5	96.1
1970	156.4	126.9	96.9
1969	158	126.5	98.3
1968	159	126	100.2
1967	159.6	125.6	103.1
1966	159.8	125.3	104.9
1965	159.7	124.9	106.4
1964	159.4	124.8	106.1
1963	159.1	124.7	107.7
1962	161.1	124.7	110.2
1961	159	124.7	121.5
1960	159.3	124.7	131.8
1959	159.8	124.8	125.7
1958	160.3	124.8	117.7
1957	161	124.8	120
1956	161.9	124.9	121.9
1955	162.8	124.9	124.8
1954	164.2	124.9	127.7
1953	165.2	124.9	130.1
1952	166.7	124.9	132.7
1951	168.2	124.9	136
1950	169.7	124.9	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Algeria	Niger	World
2024	17.114.1–21.1	63.356–71.2	26.9
2025	16.412.6–22.2	62.151.4–73.5	26.4
2026	15.811.2–22.9	6148.6–75	25.9
2027	15.210.3–23.4	59.845.2–76.2	25.4
2028	14.79.5–23.6	58.641.9–76.7	24.9
2029	14.18.8–24.3	57.540.3–78.4	24.5
2030	13.68.1–23.6	56.438.4–77.8	24
2031	13.17.7–23.7	55.435.7–78.3	23.6
2032	12.67.1–23.5	54.433.9–79.5	23.2
2033	12.16.7–23.4	53.431.9–78.8	22.8
2034	11.76.2–23.1	52.429.9–79	22.3
2035	11.35.8–23.3	51.427.9–78.7	21.9
2036	115.5–23.4	50.626.5–77.4	21.5
2037	10.65.2–22.8	49.625.4–77.2	21.1
2038	10.35–23.1	48.724.1–76.6	20.8
2039	9.94.7–22.5	47.922.3–77.2	20.4
2040	9.64.6–22.1	4721.6–77.5	20
2041	9.34.3–21.9	46.220.1–77.9	19.7
2042	94–21.3	45.419.7–77	19.4
2043	8.73.9–21.4	44.619–76.9	19
2044	8.43.7–21	43.918–75.9	18.7
2045	8.23.5–20.6	43.117.6–76	18.4
2046	7.93.4–20.3	42.416.7–75.3	18.2
2047	7.73.3–20.3	41.716.3–75.6	17.9
2048	7.43.2–19.7	41.115.9–76.2	17.7
2049	7.23–19	40.414.9–76.6	17.5
2050	72.9–18.7	39.614.4–75.6	17.3
2051	6.82.8–19.3	38.813.6–74	17.1
2052	6.62.7–19.1	38.113.3–74.6	16.9
2053	6.42.7–18.3	37.413.2–74	16.7
2054	6.22.5–18.4	36.712.8–73.6	16.5
2055	62.5–18.3	36.111.7–71.5	16.3
2056	5.92.4–17.4	35.411.8–72.9	16.1
2057	5.72.3–17.6	34.711.5–72	15.9
2058	5.62.2–17.4	34.211–71.8	15.7
2059	5.42.1–17.5	33.610.2–71.3	15.5
2060	5.32.1–17.3	3310–70.6	15.3
2061	5.12–16.8	32.59.7–71.6	15.1
2062	51.9–16.9	31.99–69.7	14.9
2063	4.91.9–16.5	31.48.9–69.6	14.7
2064	4.81.8–16.2	30.98.7–70.8	14.5
2065	4.61.7–16	30.48.4–70.1	14.3
2066	4.51.7–15.8	29.88.4–70	14.1
2067	4.41.6–15.6	29.48–70.7	13.9
2068	4.31.6–15.2	28.87.7–69.3	13.8
2069	4.21.5–15	28.47.7–70.1	13.6
2070	4.11.5–14.8	27.97.6–69.6	13.4
2071	41.4–14.6	27.57.4–68.5	13.2
2072	41.4–13.6	27.17.2–67	13
2073	3.91.4–13.7	26.66.9–65.2	12.9
2074	3.81.3–13.6	26.26.8–64.5	12.7
2075	3.71.3–13.1	25.86.8–65.6	12.6
2076	3.61.3–13	25.46.6–65	12.4
2077	3.61.2–12.5	256.5–65.2	12.3
2078	3.51.2–12.2	24.56.4–65.3	12.1
2079	3.41.2–11.9	24.16.3–64.1	12
2080	3.41.2–11.5	23.86.2–63.5	11.8
2081	3.31.1–11.5	23.45.9–62.9	11.7
2082	3.31.1–11.5	235.8–63	11.6
2083	3.21–11.1	22.75.8–62.4	11.5
2084	3.11–10.7	22.45.5–62.2	11.4
2085	3.11–10.7	225.6–59.7	11.3
2086	30.9–10.4	21.75.4–60.6	11.1
2087	30.9–10.6	21.45.2–60.8	11
2088	2.90.9–10.2	215.2–59.4	10.9
2089	2.90.9–10	20.75–57.4	10.8
2090	2.80.8–9.6	20.44.8–56.9	10.7
2091	2.80.8–9.6	20.14.7–55.3	10.6
2092	2.70.8–9.6	19.84.8–55.4	10.5
2093	2.70.8–8.9	19.64.7–54.9	10.4
2094	2.70.8–8.8	19.44.6–55.5	10.3
2095	2.60.7–8.7	19.14.5–55.2	10.1
2096	2.60.7–8.6	18.94.5–55.2	10
2097	2.50.7–8.5	18.74.4–54.7	9.9
2098	2.50.7–8.3	18.44.3–53.6	9.8
2099	2.50.7–8.2	18.24.2–53.8	9.7
2100	2.40.7–8.1	184.1–53.3	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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