Africa Western and Central vs Somalia: Mortality rate, under-5
Africa Western and Central
91.27 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Somalia
101.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
1st
Somalia rank
3rd
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Africa Western and Central
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 101.1 per 1,000 live births against 91.27 per 1,000 live births in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 9.83 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Africa Western and Central's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.
Africa Western and Central ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Western and Central | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 187.06 per 1,000 live births | 233.1 per 1,000 live births | 46.04 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2000s | 142.45 per 1,000 live births | 171.14 per 1,000 live births | 28.69 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2010s | 107.03 per 1,000 live births | 169.27 per 1,000 live births | 62.24 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2020s | 95.71 per 1,000 live births | 114.84 per 1,000 live births | 19.13 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Africa Western and Central or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 101.1 per 1,000 live births against 91.27 per 1,000 live births in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Africa Western and Central and Somalia?
- 9.83 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, under-5?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 3rd 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, under-5 (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
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.