Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Mortality rate age 15-19
Somalia
16.9
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
8.27
in 2024
Somalia rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd
Mortality rate age 15-19 over time
- Somalia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 16.9 against 8.27 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 8.63.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 201 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 | 29.59 | 18.2 | 11.39 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 22.69 | 13.25 | 9.44 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 22.32 | 9.99 | 12.34 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 17.92 | 8.73 | 9.19 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate age 15-19, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Somalia, at 16.9 against 8.27 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate age 15-19 between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 8.63, 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 mortality rate age 15-19?
- Somalia ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Mortality rate age 15-19 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.