Nigeria vs Somalia: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita

Nigeria
0.0014 units per person
in 2024
Somalia
0.0014 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
3rd
Somalia rank
4th

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Somalia
0.0020.0040.0060.0080.01196919962024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0014 units per person against 0.0014 units per person in Somalia, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 4th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Somalia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0044 units per person 0.0036 units per person 0.0007 units per person Nigeria
1990s 0.0039 units per person 0.0049 units per person 0.001 units per person Somalia
2000s 0.0027 units per person 0.0031 units per person 0.0004 units per person Somalia
2010s 0.0019 units per person 0.003 units per person 0.0011 units per person Somalia
2020s 0.0015 units per person 0.0017 units per person 0.0001 units per person Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita, Nigeria or Somalia?
Nigeria, at 0.0014 units per person against 0.0014 units per person in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita between Nigeria and Somalia?
0 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Somalia rank globally for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita?
Nigeria ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 4th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 11,449 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.