Chad vs Somalia: Child mortality rate
Chad
10.0%
in 2023
Somalia
10.3%
in 2023
Chad rank
4th
Somalia rank
3rd
Child mortality rate over time
- Chad
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 10.3% against 10.0% in Chad, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.8% | 24.8% | 7.0% | Chad |
| 1960s | 28.6% | 22.9% | 5.7% | Chad |
| 1970s | 25.2% | 21.6% | 3.6% | Chad |
| 1980s | 22.9% | 19.3% | 3.6% | Chad |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 22.7% | 2.7% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 16.9% | 0.1% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 16.8% | 3.8% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 11.8% | 1.3% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Chad or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 10.3% against 10.0% in Chad as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Chad and Somalia?
- 0.3%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Somalia rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Chad ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.