Nigeria vs Somalia: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years
Nigeria
13.47
in 2024
Somalia
14.09
in 2024
Nigeria rank
5th
Somalia rank
3rd
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years over time
- Nigeria
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 14.09 against 13.47 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.62.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 200 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.65 | 39.73 | 17.09 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 17.72 | 24.56 | 6.84 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 14.3 | 27.31 | 13 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 13.62 | 16.71 | 3.09 | 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, Nigeria or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 14.09 against 13.47 in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years between Nigeria and Somalia?
- 0.62, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Somalia rank globally for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Nigeria ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 200 countries.
- 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.