Low Birth Weight in Niger

Low Birth Weight in Niger
According to the latest WHO data published in 2017.

Number of deaths: 9,370 (5.82%)
Death Rate (Deaths per 100,000 population): 20.03
Cause of death world rank: 22.
Low Birth Weight, listed as the underlying cause of death, accounts for nearly 9,370 deaths in Niger. That’s about 1 of every 17 deaths in Niger.
About 26 people die of Low Birth Weight each day, an average of 1 death every 57 minutes.

Demographic Summary

	Value	World Rank
Population total	19,245,344	59
Sex ratio m / f	1.01	54
Population 0-14	49.0%	1
Population 15-64	48.4%	194
Population 65 +	2.6%	181

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Causes of death in Niger.

Low Birth Weight Death Rate by Country.

Low Birth Weight

per 100,000 population LOW HIGH

	Country	Rate
1	Angola	39.75
2	Pakistan	36.53
3	Mauritania	31.60
4	Central Africa	28.47
5	Chad	28.14
6	Comoros	27.59
7	Cote d Ivoire	26.48
8	Lesotho	25.80
9	Sierra Leone	25.01
10	Nigeria	24.87
11	Mali	24.84
12	Benin	24.78
13	Afghanistan	24.58
14	Djibouti	24.54
15	DR Congo	24.39
16	Equ. Guinea	23.98
17	India	23.62
18	Guinea-Bissau	23.18
19	Somalia	22.27
20	South Sudan	20.93
21	Burundi	20.45
22	Niger	20.03
23	Gambia	19.96
24	Zimbabwe	19.22
25	Burkina Faso	19.11
26	Mozambique	18.46