Chad vs Somalia: Number of infant deaths
Chad
47,333 deaths
in 2024
Somalia
51,546 deaths
in 2024
Chad rank
17th
Somalia rank
14th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Chad
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 51,546 deaths against 47,333 deaths in Chad, a difference of 4,213 deaths.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Somalia ahead.
Chad ranks 17th and Somalia ranks 14th of 199 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32,044 deaths | 35,717 deaths | 3,672 deaths | Somalia |
| 1990s | 39,181 deaths | 49,202 deaths | 10,021 deaths | Somalia |
| 2000s | 45,746 deaths | 51,478 deaths | 5,732 deaths | Somalia |
| 2010s | 47,633 deaths | 64,405 deaths | 16,772 deaths | Somalia |
| 2020s | 46,593 deaths | 55,393 deaths | 8,799 deaths | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Chad or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 51,546 deaths against 47,333 deaths in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Chad and Somalia?
- 4,213 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Somalia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Somalia rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Chad ranks 17th and Somalia ranks 14th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .