Which has higher number of deaths, Australia or Somalia?

Australia, at 183,927 deaths against 180,556 deaths in Somalia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Australia and Somalia?

3,371 deaths, with Australia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia 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 deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Somalia: Number of deaths

Australia

183,927 deaths

in 2023

Somalia

180,556 deaths

in 2023

Australia rank

58th

Somalia rank

61st

Number of deaths over time

Australia
Somalia

How they compare

Australia currently reports 183,927 deaths against 180,556 deaths in Somalia, a difference of 3,371 deaths.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 58th and Somalia ranks 61st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	82,385 deaths	55,037 deaths	27,348 deaths	Australia
1960s	97,855 deaths	65,564 deaths	32,290 deaths	Australia
1970s	109,400 deaths	81,703 deaths	27,697 deaths	Australia
1980s	114,665 deaths	119,847 deaths	5,181 deaths	Somalia
1990s	124,712 deaths	154,632 deaths	29,920 deaths	Somalia
2000s	135,254 deaths	160,584 deaths	25,330 deaths	Somalia
2010s	155,656 deaths	205,453 deaths	49,798 deaths	Somalia
2020s	180,988 deaths	196,050 deaths	15,062 deaths	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Australia or Somalia?: Australia, at 183,927 deaths against 180,556 deaths in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Australia and Somalia?: 3,371 deaths, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Australia and Somalia rank globally for number of deaths?: Australia ranks 58th and Somalia ranks 61st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
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

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