Probability of dying that year, among females in Niger
Niger: Probability of dying that year, among females was 6.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying that year, among females in Niger, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, probability of dying that year, among females in Niger stood at 6.1%. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying that year, among females in Niger peaked at 12.1% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2023.
Niger ranks 5th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability of dying that year, among females in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 11.8% | — |
| 1951 | 11.8% | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 11.8% | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 11.8% | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 11.8% | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 11.8% | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 11.8% | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 11.8% | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 11.8% | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 11.8% | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 11.8% | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 11.8% | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 11.8% | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 11.8% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 11.8% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 11.8% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 11.9% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 11.9% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 12.0% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 12.0% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 12.1% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 12.1% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 12.1% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 12.1% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 12.1% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 12.1% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 12.0% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 12.0% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 11.9% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 11.9% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 11.9% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 11.9% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 12.0% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 12.0% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 12.1% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 12.1% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 12.1% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 12.0% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 11.9% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 11.8% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 11.6% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 11.5% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 11.0% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 10.8% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 10.5% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 10.0% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.0% | 11.9% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.0% | 11.9% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 10.0% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.2% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.3% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.1% | 6.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More gender data for Niger
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 14,378 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 18,140 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 18,140 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 528,190 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 546,108 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 503,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 519,307 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 480,074 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying that year, among females in Niger?
- Probability of dying that year, among females in Niger was 6.1% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 1971.
- What is the lowest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2023.
- How does Niger rank for probability of dying that year, among females?
- Niger ranks 5th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying that year, among females rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying that year, among females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.