Egypt vs Somalia: Number of infant deaths
Egypt
50,279 deaths
in 2024
Somalia
51,546 deaths
in 2024
Egypt rank
16th
Somalia rank
14th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Egypt
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 51,546 deaths against 50,279 deaths in Egypt, a difference of 1,267 deaths.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 16th and Somalia ranks 14th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 157,508 deaths | 35,717 deaths | 121,791 deaths | Egypt |
| 1990s | 104,426 deaths | 49,202 deaths | 55,224 deaths | Egypt |
| 2000s | 70,709 deaths | 51,478 deaths | 19,231 deaths | Egypt |
| 2010s | 64,050 deaths | 64,405 deaths | 354.8 deaths | Somalia |
| 2020s | 51,775 deaths | 55,393 deaths | 3,618 deaths | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Egypt or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 51,546 deaths against 50,279 deaths in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Egypt and Somalia?
- 1,267 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Somalia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Somalia rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Egypt ranks 16th 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 .