Niger vs Somalia: Child mortality
Niger
11.07 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Somalia
10.11 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Niger rank
2nd
Somalia rank
3rd
Child mortality over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Niger currently reports 11.07 deaths per 100 live births against 10.11 deaths per 100 live births in Somalia, a difference of 0.96 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Somalia ahead.
Niger ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 3rd of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 8 and Somalia in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 43.31 deaths per 100 live births | 45.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 1810s | 43.31 deaths per 100 live births | 45.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 1820s | 43.31 deaths per 100 live births | 45.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 1830s | 43.31 deaths per 100 live births | 45.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 1840s | 43.31 deaths per 100 live births | 45.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 1850s | 43.31 deaths per 100 live births | 45.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 1860s | 43.31 deaths per 100 live births | 45.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 1870s | 43.31 deaths per 100 live births | 45.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 1880s | 43.31 deaths per 100 live births | 45.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 1890s | 43.3 deaths per 100 live births | 45.18 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 1900s | 42.97 deaths per 100 live births | 44.84 deaths per 100 live births | 1.87 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 1910s | 42.09 deaths per 100 live births | 43.92 deaths per 100 live births | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 1920s | 41.08 deaths per 100 live births | 42.86 deaths per 100 live births | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 1930s | 40.06 deaths per 100 live births | 40.59 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5304 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 1940s | 38.11 deaths per 100 live births | 36.12 deaths per 100 live births | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
| 1950s | 32.99 deaths per 100 live births | 29.44 deaths per 100 live births | 3.55 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
| 1960s | 31.88 deaths per 100 live births | 25.62 deaths per 100 live births | 6.27 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
| 1970s | 33.79 deaths per 100 live births | 22.24 deaths per 100 live births | 11.56 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
| 1980s | 33.41 deaths per 100 live births | 19.53 deaths per 100 live births | 13.88 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
| 1990s | 28.69 deaths per 100 live births | 23.31 deaths per 100 live births | 5.38 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
| 2000s | 18 deaths per 100 live births | 17.12 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8846 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
| 2010s | 12.7 deaths per 100 live births | 16.93 deaths per 100 live births | 4.23 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 2020s | 11.55 deaths per 100 live births | 11.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0717 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Niger or Somalia?
- Niger, at 11.07 deaths per 100 live births against 10.11 deaths per 100 live births in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.96 deaths per 100 live births, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for child mortality?
- Niger ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 3rd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.