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

Somalia
0.0014 units per person
in 2024
World
0.0002 units per person
in 2024
Somalia rank
4th
World rank
1st

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

  • Somalia
  • World
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0014 units per person against 0.0002 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0012 units per person.

That makes Somalia's figure about 9.2 times World's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 196 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia World Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0049 units per person 0.0006 units per person 0.0043 units per person Somalia
2000s 0.0031 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0027 units per person Somalia
2010s 0.003 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0.0028 units per person Somalia
2020s 0.0017 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0.0015 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, Somalia or World?
Somalia, at 0.0014 units per person against 0.0002 units per person in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita between Somalia and World?
0.0012 units per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and World?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Somalia and World rank globally for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita?
Somalia ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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.