Chad vs Somalia: Number of child deaths
Chad
78,958 deaths
in 2024
Somalia
78,271 deaths
in 2024
Chad rank
12th
Somalia rank
13th
Number of child deaths over time
- Chad
- Somalia
How they compare
Chad currently reports 78,958 deaths against 78,271 deaths in Somalia, a difference of 687 deaths.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Somalia ahead.
Chad ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 13th of 199 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58,874 deaths | 64,266 deaths | 5,392 deaths | Somalia |
| 1990s | 68,291 deaths | 84,177 deaths | 15,886 deaths | Somalia |
| 2000s | 79,452 deaths | 83,565 deaths | 4,112 deaths | Somalia |
| 2010s | 82,945 deaths | 104,317 deaths | 21,372 deaths | Somalia |
| 2020s | 79,044 deaths | 85,330 deaths | 6,287 deaths | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Chad or Somalia?
- Chad, at 78,958 deaths against 78,271 deaths in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Chad and Somalia?
- 687 deaths, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Somalia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Somalia rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Chad ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 13th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .