Africa Western and Central vs Somalia: Mortality rate, neonatal
Africa Western and Central
31.88 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Somalia
34.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
2nd
Somalia rank
4th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Africa Western and Central
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 34.2 per 1,000 live births against 31.88 per 1,000 live births in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 2.32 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Africa Western and Central's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.
Africa Western and Central ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Western and Central | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.33 per 1,000 live births | 45.52 per 1,000 live births | 1.81 per 1,000 live births | Africa Western and Central |
| 2000s | 39.09 per 1,000 live births | 45.28 per 1,000 live births | 6.19 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2010s | 34.24 per 1,000 live births | 41.1 per 1,000 live births | 6.86 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2020s | 32.58 per 1,000 live births | 35.6 per 1,000 live births | 3.02 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Africa Western and Central or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 34.2 per 1,000 live births against 31.88 per 1,000 live births in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Africa Western and Central and Somalia?
- 2.32 per 1,000 live births, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa Western and Central and Somalia rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 4th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.