Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Chad or Somalia?

Somalia, at 79,142 deaths against 79,068 deaths in Chad as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Somalia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chad vs Somalia: Number of children who die before age 5

Chad

79,068 deaths

in 2023

Somalia

79,142 deaths

in 2023

Chad rank

16th

Somalia rank

15th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Chad
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 79,142 deaths against 79,068 deaths in Chad, a difference of 74 deaths.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 16th and Somalia ranks 15th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	39,431 deaths	28,952 deaths	10,479 deaths	Chad
1960s	42,556 deaths	33,091 deaths	9,465 deaths	Chad
1970s	48,670 deaths	40,845 deaths	7,825 deaths	Chad
1980s	55,571 deaths	59,601 deaths	4,029 deaths	Somalia
1990s	70,502 deaths	82,017 deaths	11,514 deaths	Somalia
2000s	81,935 deaths	84,181 deaths	2,246 deaths	Somalia
2010s	84,411 deaths	104,916 deaths	20,505 deaths	Somalia
2020s	79,760 deaths	88,239 deaths	8,478 deaths	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Chad or Somalia?: Somalia, at 79,142 deaths against 79,068 deaths in Chad as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Chad and Somalia?: 74 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Chad and Somalia rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Chad ranks 16th and Somalia ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.