Africa Western and Central vs Somalia: Number of infant deaths, per capita

Africa Western and Central
0.0018 units per person
in 2024
Somalia
0.0027 units per person
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
1st
Somalia rank
1st

Number of infant deaths, per capita over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Somalia
0.0020.0040.0060.0080.010.012198420042024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0027 units per person against 0.0018 units per person in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.0009 units per person.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.5 times Africa Western and Central's.

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

Africa Western and Central ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 1st of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0043 units per person 0.0069 units per person 0.0025 units per person Somalia
2000s 0.0033 units per person 0.0049 units per person 0.0016 units per person Somalia
2010s 0.0024 units per person 0.0048 units per person 0.0024 units per person Somalia
2020s 0.0019 units per person 0.0031 units per person 0.0012 units per person Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, per capita, Africa Western and Central or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.0027 units per person against 0.0018 units per person in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per capita between Africa Western and Central and Somalia?
0.0009 units per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Somalia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Somalia rank globally for number of infant deaths, per capita?
Africa Western and Central ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of infant deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infant deaths, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 13,430 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of infant deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.