Which has higher number of infant deaths, Mozambique or Somalia?

Mozambique, at 55,191 deaths against 51,546 deaths in Somalia as of 2024.

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

3,645 deaths, with Mozambique ahead.

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

41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.

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.

Mozambique vs Somalia: Number of infant deaths

Mozambique

55,191 deaths

in 2024

Somalia

51,546 deaths

in 2024

Mozambique rank

13th

Somalia rank

14th

Number of infant deaths over time

Mozambique
Somalia

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 55,191 deaths against 51,546 deaths in Somalia, a difference of 3,645 deaths.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 14th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mozambique	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	91,923 deaths	35,717 deaths	56,206 deaths	Mozambique
1990s	89,344 deaths	49,202 deaths	40,142 deaths	Mozambique
2000s	68,572 deaths	51,478 deaths	17,095 deaths	Mozambique
2010s	57,458 deaths	64,405 deaths	6,947 deaths	Somalia
2020s	56,033 deaths	55,393 deaths	640.8 deaths	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Mozambique or Somalia?: Mozambique, at 55,191 deaths against 51,546 deaths in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Mozambique and Somalia?: 3,645 deaths, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Somalia?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Mozambique and Somalia rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Mozambique ranks 13th 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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Indicator: Number of infant deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .