Niger vs Somalia: Infant mortality rate
Niger
6.56 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Somalia
6.54 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Niger rank
3rd
Somalia rank
4th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Niger currently reports 6.56 deaths per 100 live births against 6.54 deaths per 100 live births in Somalia, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 4th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.78 deaths per 100 live births | 10.73 deaths per 100 live births | 4.05 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
| 1990s | 13.11 deaths per 100 live births | 13.88 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7682 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 2000s | 8.86 deaths per 100 live births | 10.28 deaths per 100 live births | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 2010s | 6.95 deaths per 100 live births | 10.39 deaths per 100 live births | 3.44 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
| 2020s | 6.77 deaths per 100 live births | 7.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5475 deaths per 100 live births | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Niger or Somalia?
- Niger, at 6.56 deaths per 100 live births against 6.54 deaths per 100 live births in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Niger ranks 3rd 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .