Health in Niamey, Niger: official figures
For every 1,000 babies born in Niamey in the ten years before the 2021 ENAFEME survey, 49 died before their first birthday and 61 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 2nd lowest of the 8 regions (Niger, last five years: 72 and 123).
What is life expectancy in Niamey?
Life expectancy at birth in Niamey is 72.0 years, according to the INS Social Dashboard (May 2025, from the population projections and the 2021 survey), 2nd highest of the 8 regions (Niger: 65.7).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyHow many children in Niamey are vaccinated?
17.7% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Niamey had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of pentavalent and polio, and measles) in 2021, 3rd lowest of the 8 regions (Niger: 32.8%); 94.9% had the BCG tuberculosis vaccine.
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger (with Utica International) · saved copyDo women in Niamey give birth in a health facility?
91.2% of births in Niamey in the five years before the 2021 survey took place in a health facility, the 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 Niamey?
Niamey had 894 public-sector doctors, 1,685 nurses and 433 midwives in 2024: 59.9 doctors per 100,000 people, the highest of the 8 regions (Niger: 7.0).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyHow many nurses are there in Niamey?
There were 142 public-sector nurses and midwives per 100,000 people in Niamey in 2024, the highest of the 8 regions (Niger: 42).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Niamey have?
There was one district-hospital bed for every 613 people in Niamey in 2024 (Niger: one per 2,651); the fewest people per bed of the 8 regions (Niamey's figure covers only the Niamey 5 district hospital).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyDo pregnant women in Niamey get antenatal care?
Health centres in Niamey registered new antenatal visits equal to 87.7% of expected pregnancies in 2024, 2nd 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 Niamey use contraception?
25.4% of married or sexually active women aged 15 to 49 in Niamey were using a modern method of contraception in 2021, the highest of the 8 regions (Niger: 10%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger (with Utica International) · saved copyHow Niamey compares with other capital districts
Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey) (2011-2021)
Niamey ranks 7 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)
Niamey ranks 6 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)
Niamey ranks 1 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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