What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Niger and Somalia?

9.6 per 1,000 live births, with Niger ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?

43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.

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.

Niger vs Somalia: Mortality rate, under-5

Niger

110.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Somalia

101.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Niger rank

2nd

Somalia rank

3rd

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Niger
Somalia

How they compare

Niger currently reports 110.7 per 1,000 live births against 101.1 per 1,000 live births in Somalia, a difference of 9.6 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 3rd of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	336.48 per 1,000 live births	193.34 per 1,000 live births	143.14 per 1,000 live births	Niger
1990s	286.9 per 1,000 live births	233.1 per 1,000 live births	53.8 per 1,000 live births	Niger
2000s	180.01 per 1,000 live births	171.14 per 1,000 live births	8.87 per 1,000 live births	Niger
2010s	126.96 per 1,000 live births	169.27 per 1,000 live births	42.31 per 1,000 live births	Somalia
2020s	115.54 per 1,000 live births	114.84 per 1,000 live births	0.7 per 1,000 live births	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Niger or Somalia?: Niger, at 110.7 per 1,000 live births against 101.1 per 1,000 live births in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Niger and Somalia?: 9.6 per 1,000 live births, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Niger ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 3rd of 196 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: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.