Niger vs Somalia: Diarrheal diseases death rate
Niger
97.77 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Somalia
111.7 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Niger rank
2nd
Somalia rank
1st
Diarrheal diseases death rate over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 111.7 deaths per 100,000 people against 97.77 deaths per 100,000 people in Niger, a difference of 13.93 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 199.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 178.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.65 deaths per 100,000 people | Niger |
| 2010s | 115.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 144.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.27 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 100.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 110.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.91 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher diarrheal diseases death rate, Niger or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 111.7 deaths per 100,000 people against 97.77 deaths per 100,000 people in Niger as of 2021.
- What is the difference in diarrheal diseases death rate between Niger and Somalia?
- 13.93 deaths per 100,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for diarrheal diseases death rate?
- Niger ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 1st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Diarrheal diseases death rate. 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 from diarrhoeal diseases in both sexes, per 100,000 people.