Somalia vs South Asia: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female

Somalia
4,071
in 2024
South Asia
23,829
in 2024
Somalia rank
14th
South Asia rank
16th

Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female over time

  • Somalia
  • South Asia
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199020072024

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 23,829 against 4,071 in Somalia, a difference of 19,758.

That makes South Asia's figure about 5.9 times Somalia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 14th and South Asia ranks 16th of 197 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia South Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 4,193 166,055 161,861 South Asia
2000s 3,930 103,391 99,461 South Asia
2010s 5,586 50,663 45,078 South Asia
2020s 4,526 27,192 22,666 South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female, Somalia or South Asia?
South Asia, at 23,829 against 4,071 in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female between Somalia and South Asia?
19,758, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Asia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Somalia and South Asia rank globally for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female?
Somalia ranks 14th and South Asia ranks 16th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 8,400 data points, 1990–2024
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Number of deaths of female children ages 5-9 years