Niger vs Zimbabwe

Niger vs Zimbabwe: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 11.1 per 100 live births in Niger and 6.5 per 100 live births in Zimbabwe, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Niger, by 4.6 per 100 live births, or 1.71 times that in Zimbabwe.

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

Niger vs Zimbabwe: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 11.1 per 100 live births in Niger and 6.5 per 100 live births in Zimbabwe, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Niger, by 4.6 per 100 live births, or 1.71 times that in Zimbabwe.
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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 Zimbabwe ranked 17 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

YearNigerZimbabweWorld
202411.16.53.7
202311.46.43.8
202211.66.44
202111.86.24
2020126.23.9
201912.15.94
201812.25.64
201712.35.74.1
201612.45.84.2
201512.55.94.3
201412.764.4
201312.86.34.5
2012136.84.7
201113.37.75
201013.68.55.1
20091495.3
200814.69.15.5
200715.39.15.7
200616.28.86
200517.19.26.2
200418.29.16.6
200319.49.26.8
200220.69.47.1
200121.79.67.4
200022.89.97.7
199923.8107.9
199824.79.78.3
199725.810.18.4
199626.910.88.6
199528.210.48.8
199429.410.38.9
199330.69.89.1
199231.79.29.2
199132.58.89.3
199033.28.49.4
198933.88.19.5
198834.1810
198734.28.19.9
198634.18.510.3
198533.98.910.6
198433.59.610.9
19833310.311.1
198232.71111.2
198132.511.611.6
198032.51211.9
197932.812.211.9
197833.212.212.3
197733.712.212.6
197634.112.112.8
197534.412.113.1
197434.51213.3
197334.41213.5
197234.11213.7
197133.712.113.9
197033.312.214.2
196932.912.414.6
196832.512.615
196732.112.915.3
1966–13.215.1
1965–13.615.1
1964–1415.7
1963–14.416.2
1962–14.717
1961–1518.8
1960–15.420.2
1959–15.619.9
1958–15.819.7
1957–16.120.5
1956–16.321.3
1955–16.522.3
1954–16.722.8
1953–18.123.3
1952––23.9
1951––24.3
1950––24.7
1949––24.9
1948––24.9
1947––25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
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

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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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