Niger vs Tanzania: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 64.6 per 1,000 live births in Niger and 28.9 per 1,000 live births in Tanzania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Niger, by 35.6 per 1,000 live births, or 2.23 times that in Tanzania.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

NigerTanzaniaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Niger has been higher since 1968, when it overtook Tanzania.
In 2023, Niger ranked 6 and Tanzania ranked 47 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Niger at 18 per 1,000 live births and Tanzania at 7.8 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	Niger	Tanzania	World
2023	64.6	28.9	27.3
2022	65.3	30.1	28.2
2021	65.9	31.4	28.4
2020	66.6	32.6	28.7
2019	67.1	34	29.2
2018	67.7	35.3	29.7
2017	68.2	36.8	30.3
2016	68.7	38.3	31.1
2015	69.3	39.8	32.1
2014	69.9	41.4	32.9
2013	70.5	43.1	33.9
2012	71.5	45	35
2011	72.5	47.1	36.8
2010	74	49.3	37.7
2009	75.8	51.8	39.1
2008	77.9	54.5	40.4
2007	80.4	57.4	42
2006	83.4	60.5	43.7
2005	86.6	63.9	45.4
2004	90	67.5	47.2
2003	93.4	71.3	48.8
2002	96.8	75.4	50.6
2001	100	79.4	52.2
2000	102.9	83.2	53.7
1999	105.7	86.8	55.5
1998	108.4	89.9	57.1
1997	111.1	92.8	58.3
1996	113.8	94.8	59.6
1995	116.4	96.6	60.8
1994	118.9	98.1	62
1993	121.1	99.3	62.9
1992	123.1	100.5	64.1
1991	124.8	101.4	64.9
1990	126.1	102.4	64.9
1989	127	103.4	66.2
1988	127.5	104.5	68
1987	127.7	105.4	68.6
1986	127.7	106.2	70.8
1985	127.3	106.8	72.9
1984	127	107.2	74.6
1983	126.4	107.5	76.1
1982	126	107.7	76.6
1981	125.8	108	78.7
1980	125.8	108.5	80.6
1979	126.1	109.3	82.5
1978	126.6	110.6	84.7
1977	127.1	112	86.4
1976	127.6	113.7	88.1
1975	128	115.4	89.6
1974	128.2	117.1	90.9
1973	128.1	118.7	92.1
1972	127.8	120.2	93.6
1971	128.5	121.7	96.1
1970	126.9	123	96.9
1969	126.5	124.3	98.3
1968	126	125.5	100.2
1967	125.6	126.7	103.1
1966	125.3	127.8	104.9
1965	124.9	128.8	106.4
1964	124.8	129.8	106.1
1963	124.7	130.7	107.7
1962	124.7	131.5	110.2
1961	124.7	132.3	121.5
1960	124.7	133	131.8
1959	124.8	133.7	125.7
1958	124.8	134.3	117.7
1957	124.8	135	120
1956	124.9	135.7	121.9
1955	124.9	136.3	124.8
1954	124.9	137	127.7
1953	124.9	137.6	130.1
1952	124.9	138.3	132.7
1951	124.9	138.9	136
1950	124.9	139.6	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Niger	Tanzania	World
2024	63.356–71.2	28.222.7–33.2	26.9
2025	62.151.4–73.5	27.520.2–34.9	26.4
2026	6148.6–75	26.917.8–36.5	25.9
2027	59.845.2–76.2	26.316.3–37.3	25.4
2028	58.641.9–76.7	25.614.8–38.2	24.9
2029	57.540.3–78.4	24.913.8–38.7	24.5
2030	56.438.4–77.8	24.212.5–39	24
2031	55.435.7–78.3	23.511.8–39	23.6
2032	54.433.9–79.5	22.910.6–39.6	23.2
2033	53.431.9–78.8	22.210.2–40.4	22.8
2034	52.429.9–79	21.69.5–40.1	22.3
2035	51.427.9–78.7	219–40.5	21.9
2036	50.626.5–77.4	20.48.4–40.8	21.5
2037	49.625.4–77.2	19.98–40.9	21.1
2038	48.724.1–76.6	19.47.8–39.9	20.8
2039	47.922.3–77.2	18.97.4–40.4	20.4
2040	4721.6–77.5	18.57.1–40.1	20
2041	46.220.1–77.9	18.17–41	19.7
2042	45.419.7–77	17.76.7–39.6	19.4
2043	44.619–76.9	17.26.5–39.8	19
2044	43.918–75.9	16.86.1–39.7	18.7
2045	43.117.6–76	16.45.9–39.3	18.4
2046	42.416.7–75.3	16.15.8–39.3	18.2
2047	41.716.3–75.6	15.75.5–38.4	17.9
2048	41.115.9–76.2	15.35.5–39.5	17.7
2049	40.414.9–76.6	155.2–39	17.5
2050	39.614.4–75.6	14.75–39.1	17.3
2051	38.813.6–74	14.44.8–38.4	17.1
2052	38.113.3–74.6	14.14.7–38.4	16.9
2053	37.413.2–74	13.74.6–37.4	16.7
2054	36.712.8–73.6	13.54.4–38.5	16.5
2055	36.111.7–71.5	13.24.3–38.3	16.3
2056	35.411.8–72.9	134.2–36.9	16.1
2057	34.711.5–72	12.74–37	15.9
2058	34.211–71.8	12.54–36.9	15.7
2059	33.610.2–71.3	12.33.9–36.7	15.5
2060	3310–70.6	12.13.9–36.9	15.3
2061	32.59.7–71.6	123.8–36.7	15.1
2062	31.99–69.7	11.83.8–38	14.9
2063	31.48.9–69.6	11.63.7–38.2	14.7
2064	30.98.7–70.8	11.53.6–38.3	14.5
2065	30.48.4–70.1	11.33.6–37.4	14.3
2066	29.88.4–70	11.13.6–37.9	14.1
2067	29.48–70.7	113.6–37.5	13.9
2068	28.87.7–69.3	10.83.5–38.5	13.8
2069	28.47.7–70.1	10.73.4–38.2	13.6
2070	27.97.6–69.6	10.63.3–37.8	13.4
2071	27.57.4–68.5	10.43.3–37.5	13.2
2072	27.17.2–67	10.33.3–37.5	13
2073	26.66.9–65.2	10.13.2–37.2	12.9
2074	26.26.8–64.5	103.2–36.3	12.7
2075	25.86.8–65.6	9.93.1–36.1	12.6
2076	25.46.6–65	9.83.1–35.7	12.4
2077	256.5–65.2	9.63.1–34.9	12.3
2078	24.56.4–65.3	9.53–35.2	12.1
2079	24.16.3–64.1	9.43–35.8	12
2080	23.86.2–63.5	9.33–36.6	11.8
2081	23.45.9–62.9	9.23–37.6	11.7
2082	235.8–63	9.12.9–38.2	11.6
2083	22.75.8–62.4	92.9–37.1	11.5
2084	22.45.5–62.2	8.92.8–37.3	11.4
2085	225.6–59.7	8.82.7–37.1	11.3
2086	21.75.4–60.6	8.72.7–36.6	11.1
2087	21.45.2–60.8	8.62.8–36.9	11
2088	215.2–59.4	8.62.7–37	10.9
2089	20.75–57.4	8.52.7–37.9	10.8
2090	20.44.8–56.9	8.42.7–36.6	10.7
2091	20.14.7–55.3	8.42.7–36.1	10.6
2092	19.84.8–55.4	8.32.7–36.9	10.5
2093	19.64.7–54.9	8.32.7–36.9	10.4
2094	19.44.6–55.5	8.22.6–35.9	10.3
2095	19.14.5–55.2	8.12.5–36.1	10.1
2096	18.94.5–55.2	8.12.5–36	10
2097	18.74.4–54.7	82.5–34.8	9.9
2098	18.44.3–53.6	82.4–35.1	9.8
2099	18.24.2–53.8	7.92.4–37.2	9.7
2100	184.1–53.3	7.82.4–34.9	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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