Nigeria vs Somalia: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Nigeria
67.32 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Somalia
64.05 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Nigeria rank
2nd
Somalia rank
4th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Nigeria
- Somalia
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 67.32 deaths per 1,000 people against 64.05 deaths per 1,000 people in Somalia, a difference of 3.27 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 162.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 148.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.32 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 153.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 136.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.73 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 135.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 128.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.07 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 119.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 114.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.9 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 116.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 141.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.52 deaths per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 2000s | 96.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 101.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.85 deaths per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 79.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 102.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.75 deaths per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 70.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 72.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 2 deaths per 1,000 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Nigeria or Somalia?
- Nigeria, at 67.32 deaths per 1,000 people against 64.05 deaths per 1,000 people in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Nigeria and Somalia?
- 3.27 deaths per 1,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Somalia rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 4th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.