Nigeria vs Somalia: Number of child deaths, per capita
Nigeria
0.0037 deaths per person
in 2024
Somalia
0.0041 deaths per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
5th
Somalia rank
2nd
Number of child deaths, per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0041 deaths per person against 0.0037 deaths per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0004 deaths per person.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 2nd of 195 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0089 deaths per person | 0.009 deaths per person | 0.0001 deaths per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.0083 deaths per person | 0.0118 deaths per person | 0.0035 deaths per person | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.0062 deaths per person | 0.008 deaths per person | 0.0018 deaths per person | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0046 deaths per person | 0.0078 deaths per person | 0.0032 deaths per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0038 deaths per person | 0.0048 deaths per person | 0.001 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, Nigeria or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.0041 deaths per person against 0.0037 deaths per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths, per capita between Nigeria and Somalia?
- 0.0004 deaths per person, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Somalia rank globally for number of child deaths, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 5th 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.