Sub-Saharan Africa · population about 26.2 million
If you were born in Niger
Right now, about 0.83% of the babies born on Earth are born in Niger: 1 in 120, about 1.1 million a year, or about 2.1 a minute.
The chance that a baby born in Niger dies before turning five is 11.3%, about 17 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 63.2 years for women and 59.2 years for men.
Life in Niger, in numbers
Life expectancy61.2 yearswomen 63.2 · men 59.2United States 79.3 years · 11th lowest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 511.3%113.5 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 2nd highest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 16.7%66.9 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 4th highest of 141 countries
Mothers who die giving birth441 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 19th highest of 141 countries
Children per woman6.06total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 3rd highest of 141 countries
Expected years of schooling8.3 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 10th lowest of 141 countries
College and university enrollment4%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 8th lowest of 141 countries
Income per person (PPP)$1,713GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 11th lowest of 141 countries
Income inequality0.33Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 41st lowest of 141 countries
People living in cities18%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 3rd lowest of 141 countries
People working in farming74%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 2nd highest of 141 countries
People using the internet13%United States 94% · 6th lowest of 141 countries
Women married before 1876%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · highest of 141 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket43%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 36th highest of 141 countries
HIV0.18%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 55th lowest of 141 countries
Homicide4 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 63rd highest of 141 countries
Road traffic deaths20 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 38th highest of 141 countries
People who smokemen 14% · women 1%
Life satisfaction4.56 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 41st lowest of 134 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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