Nigeria vs Somalia: Child mortality by sex
Nigeria
12.14 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Somalia
10.64 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nigeria rank
1st
Somalia rank
3rd
Child mortality by sex over time
- Nigeria
- Somalia
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 12.14 deaths per 100 live births against 10.64 deaths per 100 live births in Somalia, a difference of 1.5 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.63 deaths per 100 live births | 20 deaths per 100 live births | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 20.8 deaths per 100 live births | 24.05 deaths per 100 live births | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 2000s | 15.81 deaths per 100 live births | 17.81 deaths per 100 live births | 2 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 2010s | 12.61 deaths per 100 live births | 17.56 deaths per 100 live births | 4.96 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 2020s | 12.27 deaths per 100 live births | 12.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2148 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Nigeria or Somalia?
- Nigeria, at 12.14 deaths per 100 live births against 10.64 deaths per 100 live births in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Nigeria and Somalia?
- 1.5 deaths per 100 live births, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Somalia rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Nigeria ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .