Niger vs Senegal

Niger vs Senegal: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 11.1 per 100 live births in Niger and 3.7 per 100 live births in Senegal, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Niger, by 7.4 per 100 live births, or 3.03 times that in Senegal.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Niger vs Senegal: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 11.1 per 100 live births in Niger and 3.7 per 100 live births in Senegal, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Niger, by 7.4 per 100 live births, or 3.03 times that in Senegal.
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What the numbers say

  • Niger has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1967.
  • In 2024, Niger ranked 2 and Senegal ranked 50 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearNigerSenegalWorld
202411.13.73.7
202311.43.83.8
202211.644
202111.84.24
2020124.43.9
201912.14.64
201812.24.84
201712.34.94.1
201612.45.14.2
201512.55.24.3
201412.75.44.4
201312.85.64.5
2012135.84.7
201113.365
201013.66.35.1
2009146.65.3
200814.675.5
200715.37.55.7
200616.28.16
200517.18.86.2
200418.29.66.6
200319.410.46.8
200220.611.37.1
200121.712.27.4
200022.812.97.7
199923.813.47.9
199824.713.78.3
199725.813.88.4
199626.913.88.6
199528.213.78.8
199429.413.68.9
199330.613.59.1
199231.713.59.2
199132.513.59.3
199033.213.79.4
198933.814.19.5
198834.114.710
198734.215.49.9
198634.116.310.3
198533.917.110.6
198433.517.910.9
19833318.611.1
198232.719.211.2
198132.519.811.6
198032.520.411.9
197932.821.211.9
197833.222.112.3
197733.723.112.6
197634.124.212.8
197534.425.313.1
197434.526.213.3
197334.42713.5
197234.127.713.7
197133.728.413.9
197033.328.814.2
196932.929.214.6
196832.529.415
196732.129.615.3
1966–29.715.1
1965–29.715.1
1964–29.715.7
1963–29.716.2
1962–29.617
1961–29.518.8
1960–29.520.2
1959–29.619.9
1958–29.819.7
1957–30.120.5
1956–30.521.3
1955–3122.3
1954–31.522.8
1953–32.123.3
1952–32.623.9
1951–33.224.3
1950–33.724.7
1949–34.324.9
1948–34.924.9
1947–35.425.5
1946–3625.8
1945–36.626.7
1944–37.127.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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