Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Child Mortality rate age 1-4

Somalia
38.16
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
25.25
in 2024
Somalia rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Child Mortality rate age 1-4 over time

  • Somalia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 38.16 against 25.25 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 12.91.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Somalia ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 112.8 80.08 32.72 Somalia
2000s 76.17 53.82 22.35 Somalia
2010s 74.72 33.44 41.27 Somalia
2020s 45.03 27.25 17.78 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate age 1-4, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Somalia, at 38.16 against 25.25 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate age 1-4 between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
12.91, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for child mortality rate age 1-4?
Somalia ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
235 places, 14,451 data points, 1930–2024
Last refreshed