Djibouti vs Pacific island small states: Mortality rate, under-5

Djibouti
48.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Pacific island small states
23.06 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Djibouti rank
29th
Pacific island small states rank
27th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Djibouti
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 48.9 per 1,000 live births against 23.06 per 1,000 live births in Pacific island small states, a difference of 25.84 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 2.1 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Djibouti has been ahead every year.

Djibouti ranks 29th and Pacific island small states ranks 27th of 197 countries.

Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1990s 107.67 per 1,000 live births 32.08 per 1,000 live births 75.59 per 1,000 live births Djibouti
2000s 88.11 per 1,000 live births 27.33 per 1,000 live births 60.78 per 1,000 live births Djibouti
2010s 66.31 per 1,000 live births 24.38 per 1,000 live births 41.93 per 1,000 live births Djibouti
2020s 52.24 per 1,000 live births 23.81 per 1,000 live births 28.43 per 1,000 live births Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Djibouti or Pacific island small states?
Djibouti, at 48.9 per 1,000 live births against 23.06 per 1,000 live births in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Djibouti and Pacific island small states?
25.84 per 1,000 live births, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Pacific island small states?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Djibouti and Pacific island small states rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Djibouti ranks 29th and Pacific island small states ranks 27th of 197 countries.
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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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.