Guinea vs Somalia: Infant mortality rates
Guinea
6.54
in 2023
Somalia
6.63
in 2023
Guinea rank
5th
Somalia rank
4th
Infant mortality rates over time
- Guinea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6.63 against 6.54 in Guinea, a difference of 0.09.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.59 | 14.64 | 2.95 | Guinea |
| 1960s | 17.05 | 13.49 | 3.56 | Guinea |
| 1970s | 16.05 | 12.77 | 3.28 | Guinea |
| 1980s | 14.51 | 11.52 | 2.98 | Guinea |
| 1990s | 12.21 | 13.42 | 1.21 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 9.34 | 10.26 | 0.9126 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 7.69 | 10.1 | 2.41 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 6.76 | 7.38 | 0.6188 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rates, Guinea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 6.63 against 6.54 in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rates between Guinea and Somalia?
- 0.09, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Somalia rank globally for infant mortality rates?
- Guinea ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 4th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.