Health in Diffa, Niger: official figures
For every 1,000 babies born in Diffa in the ten years before the 2021 ENAFEME survey, 42 died before their first birthday and 72 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 3rd lowest of the 8 regions (Niger, last five years: 72 and 123).
What is life expectancy in Diffa?
Life expectancy at birth in Diffa is 66.9 years, according to the INS Social Dashboard (May 2025, from the population projections and the 2021 survey), 4th highest of the 8 regions (Niger: 65.7).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyHow many children in Diffa are vaccinated?
14.5% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Diffa had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of pentavalent and polio, and measles) in 2021, 2nd lowest of the 8 regions (Niger: 32.8%); 67.7% had the BCG tuberculosis vaccine.
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger (with Utica International) · saved copyDo women in Diffa give birth in a health facility?
46.3% of births in Diffa in the five years before the 2021 survey took place in a health facility, 3rd lowest 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 Diffa?
Diffa had 74 public-sector doctors, 349 nurses and 74 midwives in 2024: 8.5 doctors per 100,000 people, 3rd highest of the 8 regions (Niger: 7.0).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyHow many nurses are there in Diffa?
There were 48 public-sector nurses and midwives per 100,000 people in Diffa in 2024, 3rd highest of the 8 regions (Niger: 42).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Diffa have?
There was one district-hospital bed for every 2,063 people in Diffa in 2024 (Niger: one per 2,651); 2nd fewest people per bed of the 8 regions.
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyDo pregnant women in Diffa get antenatal care?
Health centres in Diffa registered new antenatal visits equal to 94.8% of expected pregnancies in 2024, the highest 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 Diffa use contraception?
10.9% of married or sexually active women aged 15 to 49 in Diffa were using a modern method of contraception in 2021, 4th highest of the 8 regions (Niger: 10%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger (with Utica International) · saved copyHow Diffa compares with other regions
Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey) (2011-2021)
Diffa ranks 6 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)
Diffa ranks 7 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)
Diffa ranks 3 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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