Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita
Somalia
0.0027 units per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0015 units per person
in 2024
Somalia rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita over time
- Somalia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0027 units per person against 0.0015 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0012 units per person.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 196 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 | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.0049 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0048 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Somalia, at 0.0027 units per person against 0.0015 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0012 units per person, 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 infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita?
- Somalia ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.