China vs Somalia: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
China
70,824 deaths
in 2023
Somalia
79,142 deaths
in 2023
China rank
17th
Somalia rank
15th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- China
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 79,142 deaths against 70,824 deaths in China, a difference of 8,318 deaths.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 17th and Somalia ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 7 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.55 million deaths | 28,952 deaths | 4.52 million deaths | China |
| 1960s | 4.23 million deaths | 33,091 deaths | 4.20 million deaths | China |
| 1970s | 2.32 million deaths | 40,845 deaths | 2.28 million deaths | China |
| 1980s | 1.36 million deaths | 59,601 deaths | 1.30 million deaths | China |
| 1990s | 983,800 deaths | 82,017 deaths | 901,783 deaths | China |
| 2000s | 435,894 deaths | 84,181 deaths | 351,713 deaths | China |
| 2010s | 205,831 deaths | 104,916 deaths | 100,915 deaths | China |
| 2020s | 81,139 deaths | 88,239 deaths | 7,100 deaths | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, China or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 79,142 deaths against 70,824 deaths in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between China and Somalia?
- 8,318 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Somalia rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- China ranks 17th 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 Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.