Djibouti vs Small states: Mortality rate, under-5

Djibouti
48.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Small states
25.56 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Djibouti rank
29th
Small states rank
26th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Djibouti
  • Small states
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How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 48.9 per 1,000 live births against 25.56 per 1,000 live births in Small states, a difference of 23.34 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.9 times Small states's.

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

Djibouti ranks 29th and Small states ranks 26th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Small states Difference Ahead
1990s 107.67 per 1,000 live births 63.27 per 1,000 live births 44.4 per 1,000 live births Djibouti
2000s 88.11 per 1,000 live births 46.32 per 1,000 live births 41.79 per 1,000 live births Djibouti
2010s 66.31 per 1,000 live births 32.05 per 1,000 live births 34.26 per 1,000 live births Djibouti
2020s 52.24 per 1,000 live births 26.76 per 1,000 live births 25.48 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 Small states?
Djibouti, at 48.9 per 1,000 live births against 25.56 per 1,000 live births in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Djibouti and Small states?
23.34 per 1,000 live births, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Small states?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Djibouti and Small states rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Djibouti ranks 29th and Small states ranks 26th 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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About this data

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.