Ethiopia vs Somalia: Number of child deaths by age
Ethiopia
39,650 deaths
in 2024
Somalia
26,725 deaths
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
6th
Somalia rank
9th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Ethiopia
- Somalia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 39,650 deaths against 26,725 deaths in Somalia, a difference of 12,925 deaths.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.5 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 9th of 199 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 154,916 deaths | 26,017 deaths | 128,900 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 156,873 deaths | 34,975 deaths | 121,897 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 110,075 deaths | 32,087 deaths | 77,988 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 58,287 deaths | 39,912 deaths | 18,375 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 57,712 deaths | 29,938 deaths | 27,774 deaths | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Ethiopia or Somalia?
- Ethiopia, at 39,650 deaths against 26,725 deaths in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Ethiopia and Somalia?
- 12,925 deaths, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Somalia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Somalia rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Ethiopia ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 9th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .