Nigeria vs Somalia: Infant mortality rate by sex
Nigeria
6.32 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Somalia
6 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nigeria rank
2nd
Somalia rank
4th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Nigeria
- Somalia
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 6.32 deaths per 100 live births against 6 deaths per 100 live births in Somalia, a difference of 0.32 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Somalia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 4th of 199 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.51 deaths per 100 live births | 9.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4806 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 1990s | 9.46 deaths per 100 live births | 13.17 deaths per 100 live births | 3.71 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 2000s | 7.46 deaths per 100 live births | 9.59 deaths per 100 live births | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 2010s | 6.22 deaths per 100 live births | 9.74 deaths per 100 live births | 3.53 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 2020s | 6.33 deaths per 100 live births | 6.75 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4192 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Nigeria or Somalia?
- Nigeria, at 6.32 deaths per 100 live births against 6 deaths per 100 live births in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Nigeria and Somalia?
- 0.32 deaths per 100 live births, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Somalia rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 4th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. 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 of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .