Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births fell 3.49% to 77.5 in Niger in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Niger reached an all time high of 341 in 1974 and an all time low of 77.5 in 2020. When compared to Niger's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Algeria amounted to 22.7, 110 in Chad, 11.1 in Libya and 91.0 in Mali in 2020.
Niger has been ranked 16th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births, 8 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Algeria | 25.5 | 25.2 | 24.8 | 24.3 | 23.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | 105 | 101 | 97.5 | 94.1 | 90.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | 92.4 | 88.0 | 84.2 | 80.6 | 77.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chad | 132 | 129 | 125 | 121 | 117 | |||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | 24.3 | 23.3 | 22.5 | 21.7 | 20.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Libya | 13.8 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 11.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mali | 112 | 108 | 105 | 101 | 97.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | 85.1 | 82.7 | 80.1 | 77.7 | 75.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | 24.9 | 23.5 | 22.3 | 21.2 | 20.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Niger | 98.0 | 93.8 | 90.1 | 86.6 | 83.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 128 | 126 | 125 | 123 | 120 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 3.40 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | 67.9 | 65.9 | 63.9 | 62.0 | 60.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | 17.3 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.0 |
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