Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, China or Somalia?

Somalia, at 51,959 deaths against 45,791 deaths in China as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between China and Somalia?

6,168 deaths, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Somalia: Number of infants who die before age 1

China

45,791 deaths

in 2023

Somalia

51,959 deaths

in 2023

China rank

19th

Somalia rank

16th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

China
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 51,959 deaths against 45,791 deaths in China, a difference of 6,168 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.

China ranks 19th and Somalia ranks 16th of 236 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.91 million deaths	17,599 deaths	2.89 million deaths	China
1960s	2.77 million deaths	19,974 deaths	2.75 million deaths	China
1970s	1.63 million deaths	24,786 deaths	1.61 million deaths	China
1980s	1.05 million deaths	36,752 deaths	1.01 million deaths	China
1990s	734,183 deaths	48,972 deaths	685,212 deaths	China
2000s	343,836 deaths	52,479 deaths	291,358 deaths	China
2010s	164,589 deaths	64,206 deaths	100,383 deaths	China
2020s	57,755 deaths	56,396 deaths	1,360 deaths	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, China or Somalia?: Somalia, at 51,959 deaths against 45,791 deaths in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between China and Somalia?: 6,168 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do China and Somalia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: China ranks 19th and Somalia ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.