Indonesia vs Somalia: Number of child deaths
Indonesia
79,142 deaths
in 2024
Somalia
78,271 deaths
in 2024
Indonesia rank
11th
Somalia rank
13th
Number of child deaths over time
- Indonesia
- Somalia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 79,142 deaths against 78,271 deaths in Somalia, a difference of 871 deaths.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 11th and Somalia ranks 13th of 199 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 424,090 deaths | 64,266 deaths | 359,823 deaths | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 320,984 deaths | 84,177 deaths | 236,807 deaths | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 202,952 deaths | 83,565 deaths | 119,387 deaths | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 132,202 deaths | 104,317 deaths | 27,885 deaths | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 86,973 deaths | 85,330 deaths | 1,643 deaths | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Indonesia or Somalia?
- Indonesia, at 79,142 deaths against 78,271 deaths in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Indonesia and Somalia?
- 871 deaths, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Somalia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Somalia rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Indonesia ranks 11th 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 .