Health in Tahoua, Niger: official figures
For every 1,000 babies born in Tahoua in the ten years before the 2021 ENAFEME survey, 79 died before their first birthday and 127 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 4th highest of the 8 regions (Niger, last five years: 72 and 123).
What is life expectancy in Tahoua?
Life expectancy at birth in Tahoua is 66.1 years, according to the INS Social Dashboard (May 2025, from the population projections and the 2021 survey), joint 3rd lowest of the 8 regions (Niger: 65.7).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyHow many children in Tahoua are vaccinated?
39.5% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Tahoua had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of pentavalent and polio, and measles) in 2021, 2nd highest of the 8 regions (Niger: 32.8%); 85.2% had the BCG tuberculosis vaccine.
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger (with Utica International) · saved copyDo women in Tahoua give birth in a health facility?
51.7% of births in Tahoua in the five years before the 2021 survey took place in a health facility, joint 3rd 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 Tahoua?
Tahoua had 140 public-sector doctors, 1,526 nurses and 207 midwives in 2024: 2.7 doctors per 100,000 people, 3rd lowest of the 8 regions (Niger: 7.0).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyHow many nurses are there in Tahoua?
There were 34 public-sector nurses and midwives per 100,000 people in Tahoua in 2024, 2nd lowest of the 8 regions (Niger: 42).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Tahoua have?
There was one district-hospital bed for every 3,242 people in Tahoua in 2024 (Niger: one per 2,651); 3rd most people per bed of the 8 regions.
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger · saved copyDo pregnant women in Tahoua get antenatal care?
Health centres in Tahoua registered new antenatal visits equal to 71.4% of expected pregnancies in 2024, the 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 Tahoua use contraception?
10.4% of married or sexually active women aged 15 to 49 in Tahoua were using a modern method of contraception in 2021, 4th lowest of the 8 regions (Niger: 10%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Niger (with Utica International) · saved copyHow Tahoua compares with other regions
Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey) (2011-2021)
Tahoua ranks 4 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dosso | 157 |
| 2 | Tillabéri | 142 |
| 3 | Zinder | 137 |
| 4 | Tahoua | 127 |
| 5 | Maradi | 106 |
| 6 | Diffa | 72 |
| 7 | Niamey | 61 |
Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines (2021)
Tahoua ranks 2 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maradi | 48.9% |
| 2 | Tahoua | 39.5% |
| 3 | Dosso | 35.4% |
| 4 | Tillabéri | 24.2% |
| 5 | Zinder | 19.4% |
| 6 | Niamey | 17.7% |
| 7 | Diffa | 14.5% |
Public-sector doctors per 100,000 people (2024)
Tahoua ranks 6 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Public-sector doctors per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Agadez | 13.6 |
| 3 | Diffa | 8.5 |
| 4 | Maradi | 6.0 |
| 5 | Zinder | 3.8 |
| 6 | Tahoua | 2.7 |
| 7 | Dosso | 2.6 |
| 8 | Tillabéri | 2.4 |
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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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