Somalia vs Uganda: Number of child deaths
Somalia
78,271 deaths
in 2024
Uganda
82,589 deaths
in 2024
Somalia rank
13th
Uganda rank
10th
Number of child deaths over time
- Somalia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 82,589 deaths against 78,271 deaths in Somalia, a difference of 4,318 deaths.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Uganda ahead.
Somalia ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64,266 deaths | 149,733 deaths | 85,466 deaths | Uganda |
| 1990s | 84,177 deaths | 158,699 deaths | 74,522 deaths | Uganda |
| 2000s | 83,565 deaths | 134,108 deaths | 50,544 deaths | Uganda |
| 2010s | 104,317 deaths | 86,893 deaths | 17,424 deaths | Somalia |
| 2020s | 85,330 deaths | 81,967 deaths | 3,363 deaths | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Somalia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 82,589 deaths against 78,271 deaths in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Somalia and Uganda?
- 4,318 deaths, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uganda?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Uganda rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Somalia ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 10th 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 .