AFR vs Somalia: Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)
AFR
46.32
in 2024
Somalia
65.4
in 2024
AFR rank
2nd
Somalia rank
4th
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) over time
- AFR
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 65.4 against 46.32 in AFR, a difference of 19.08.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times AFR's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
AFR ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 4th of 17 groups.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | AFR | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.34 | 138.77 | 41.43 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 73.86 | 102.82 | 28.96 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 53.62 | 103.85 | 50.23 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 48.35 | 73.15 | 24.8 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1), AFR or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 65.4 against 46.32 in AFR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) between AFR and Somalia?
- 19.08, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for AFR and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do AFR and Somalia rank globally for infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)?
- AFR ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 4th of 17 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.