Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Mortality rate age 5-9
Somalia
14.09
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
8.58
in 2024
Somalia rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Mortality rate age 5-9 over time
- Somalia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 14.09 against 8.58 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 5.51.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.6 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 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd 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 | 39.73 | 23.83 | 15.91 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 24.56 | 16.36 | 8.21 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 27.31 | 11.22 | 16.09 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 16.71 | 9.38 | 7.33 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate age 5-9, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Somalia, at 14.09 against 8.58 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate age 5-9 between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 5.51, 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 5-9?
- Somalia ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.