Which has higher diarrheal disease deaths, Somalia or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 19,679 deaths against 19,062 deaths in Somalia as of 2021.

What is the difference in diarrheal disease deaths between Somalia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

617 deaths, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Diarrheal disease deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Somalia vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Diarrheal disease deaths

Somalia

19,062 deaths

in 2021

Tanzania, United Republic of

19,679 deaths

in 2021

Somalia rank

10th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

9th

Diarrheal disease deaths over time

Somalia
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 19,679 deaths against 19,062 deaths in Somalia, a difference of 617 deaths.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Somalia ranks 10th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 9th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	18,348 deaths	26,426 deaths	8,079 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	19,718 deaths	19,306 deaths	411.72 deaths	Somalia
2020s	18,644 deaths	19,176 deaths	532.05 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher diarrheal disease deaths, Somalia or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 19,679 deaths against 19,062 deaths in Somalia as of 2021.
What is the difference in diarrheal disease deaths between Somalia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 617 deaths, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Somalia and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for diarrheal disease deaths?: Somalia ranks 10th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 9th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Diarrheal disease deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Diarrheal disease deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from diarrhoeal diseases in both sexes.