AFR vs Somalia: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years
AFR
8.27
in 2024
Somalia
14.09
in 2024
AFR rank
2nd
Somalia rank
3rd
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years over time
- AFR
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 14.09 against 8.27 in AFR, a difference of 5.82.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.7 times AFR's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
AFR ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 3rd of 11 groups.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | AFR | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.78 | 39.73 | 16.95 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 15.84 | 24.56 | 8.73 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 10.73 | 27.31 | 16.58 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 9.02 | 16.71 | 7.69 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years, AFR or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 14.09 against 8.27 in AFR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years between AFR and Somalia?
- 5.82, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for AFR and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do AFR and Somalia rank globally for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- AFR ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 3rd of 11 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.