Which has higher deaths by age group, Afghanistan or Somalia?

Afghanistan, at 81,376 deaths against 79,142 deaths in Somalia as of 2023.

What is the difference in deaths by age group between Afghanistan and Somalia?

2,234 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Somalia: Deaths by age group

Afghanistan

81,376 deaths

in 2023

Somalia

79,142 deaths

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

13th

Somalia rank

15th

Deaths by age group over time

Afghanistan
Somalia

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 81,376 deaths against 79,142 deaths in Somalia, a difference of 2,234 deaths.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 15th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	157,939 deaths	28,952 deaths	128,987 deaths	Afghanistan
1960s	162,702 deaths	33,091 deaths	129,611 deaths	Afghanistan
1970s	174,686 deaths	40,845 deaths	133,841 deaths	Afghanistan
1980s	148,763 deaths	59,601 deaths	89,163 deaths	Afghanistan
1990s	128,047 deaths	82,017 deaths	46,031 deaths	Afghanistan
2000s	118,900 deaths	84,181 deaths	34,718 deaths	Afghanistan
2010s	97,365 deaths	104,916 deaths	7,550 deaths	Somalia
2020s	85,513 deaths	88,239 deaths	2,726 deaths	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, Afghanistan or Somalia?: Afghanistan, at 81,376 deaths against 79,142 deaths in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between Afghanistan and Somalia?: 2,234 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for deaths by age group?: Afghanistan ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths by age group
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.