Niger sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 61.4 years of life, 203rd of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Niger, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 61.4 yrs | 203 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 12.9 /1,000 | 24 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 8.7 /1,000 | 66 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 16.5 yrs | 140 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 37.9 /1,000 | 164 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 1.9 yrs | 207 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 87.5 men/100 women | 166 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 65.6 /1,000 | 2 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 350 /100k | 20 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 20.2 % | 78 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 4.5 /100k | 133 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 25.5 /100k | 46 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 3.4 % | 130 of 143 | 2007 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 0.1 L | 173 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 2.6 % | 200 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $26 | 186 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $735 | 203 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Niger's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 2nd highest infant mortality in the world (65.6 /1,000) and the 6th lowest life-expectancy gap in the world (1.9 yrs). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Niger; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.