Niger vs Somalia: Number of child deaths, per capita
Niger
0.0044 deaths per person
in 2024
Somalia
0.0041 deaths per person
in 2024
Niger rank
1st
Somalia rank
2nd
Number of child deaths, per capita over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.0044 deaths per person against 0.0041 deaths per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.0003 deaths per person.
That makes Niger'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 Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 2nd of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0177 deaths per person | 0.009 deaths per person | 0.0087 deaths per person | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.0145 deaths per person | 0.0118 deaths per person | 0.0027 deaths per person | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.0087 deaths per person | 0.008 deaths per person | 0.0007 deaths per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.0057 deaths per person | 0.0078 deaths per person | 0.0021 deaths per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0047 deaths per person | 0.0048 deaths per person | 0.0001 deaths per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, per capita, Niger or Somalia?
- Niger, at 0.0044 deaths per person against 0.0041 deaths per person in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths, per capita between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.0003 deaths per person, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for number of child deaths, per capita?
- Niger ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 2nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of child deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.