Health in Agadez, Niger: official figures
For every 1,000 babies born in Agadez in the ten years before the 2021 ENAFEME survey, 27 died before their first birthday and 37 before their fifth; the under-five rate is the lowest of the 8 regions (Niger, last five years: 72 and 123).
What is life expectancy in Agadez?
Life expectancy at birth in Agadez is 73.3 years, according to the INS Social Dashboard (May 2025, from the population projections and the 2021 survey), the highest of the 8 regions (Niger: 65.7).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyHow many children in Agadez are vaccinated?
7.6% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Agadez had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of pentavalent and polio, and measles) in 2021, the lowest of the 8 regions (Niger: 32.8%); 66.7% had the BCG tuberculosis vaccine.
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger (with Utica International) · saved copyDo women in Agadez give birth in a health facility?
58.4% of births in Agadez in the five years before the 2021 survey took place in a health facility, 2nd highest of the 8 regions (Niger: 44.6%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger (with Utica International) · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Agadez?
Agadez had 97 public-sector doctors, 515 nurses and 97 midwives in 2024: 13.6 doctors per 100,000 people, 2nd highest of the 8 regions (Niger: 7.0).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyHow many nurses are there in Agadez?
There were 86 public-sector nurses and midwives per 100,000 people in Agadez in 2024, 2nd highest of the 8 regions (Niger: 42).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Agadez have?
There was one district-hospital bed for every 2,398 people in Agadez in 2024 (Niger: one per 2,651); 3rd fewest people per bed of the 8 regions.
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyDo pregnant women in Agadez get antenatal care?
Health centres in Agadez registered new antenatal visits equal to 74.3% of expected pregnancies in 2024, 2nd lowest of the 8 regions (Niger: 79.2%), according to the Ministry of Public Health.
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyHow many women in Agadez use contraception?
15.1% of married or sexually active women aged 15 to 49 in Agadez were using a modern method of contraception in 2021, 2nd highest of the 8 regions (Niger: 10%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger (with Utica International) · saved copyHow Agadez compares with other regions
Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey) (2011-2021)
Agadez ranks 8 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tillabéri | 142 |
| 3 | Zinder | 137 |
| 4 | Tahoua | 127 |
| 5 | Maradi | 106 |
| 6 | Diffa | 72 |
| 7 | Niamey | 61 |
| 8 | Agadez | 37 |
Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines (2021)
Agadez ranks 8 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tahoua | 39.5% |
| 3 | Dosso | 35.4% |
| 4 | Tillabéri | 24.2% |
| 5 | Zinder | 19.4% |
| 6 | Niamey | 17.7% |
| 7 | Diffa | 14.5% |
| 8 | Agadez | 7.6% |
Public-sector doctors per 100,000 people (2024)
Agadez ranks 2 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Public-sector doctors per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niamey | 59.9 |
| 2 | Agadez | 13.6 |
| 3 | Diffa | 8.5 |
| 4 | Maradi | 6.0 |
| 5 | Zinder | 3.8 |
| 6 | Tahoua | 2.7 |
| 7 | Dosso | 2.6 |
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Sources
- Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger: Annuaire statistique 2020-2024 (Statistical Yearbook, edition 2025): Tables 07.01, 08.01 (population projections), 11.03 (poverty), 12.02-12.04 (health), 14.14 (BEPC), 21.02 (millet), 22.01 (livestock), 25.02 (water), 28.16 and 28.20 (roads), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c7e47842c0e2…)
- Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger (with Utica International): Enquête Nationale sur la Fécondité et la Mortalité des Enfants de moins de cinq ans (ENAFEME) 2021, final report: regional rows of Tables 2.6, 2.11, 2.13, 3.3, 3.6, 5.2, 7.4, 8.5, 9.3, 11.3 and 13.7, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7d40b59f5faa…)
- Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger: Tableau de bord social N°9 (Social Dashboard, May 2025): Tables 11, 24, 30 and 37 by region, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7342fb1c24dd…)
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