Côte d'Ivoire vs Somalia: Number of infants who die before age 1
Côte d'Ivoire
51,447 deaths
in 2023
Somalia
51,959 deaths
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
17th
Somalia rank
16th
Number of infants who die before age 1 over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 51,959 deaths against 51,447 deaths in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 512 deaths.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th and Somalia ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32,773 deaths | 17,599 deaths | 15,174 deaths | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 38,929 deaths | 19,974 deaths | 18,955 deaths | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 44,708 deaths | 24,786 deaths | 19,922 deaths | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 50,850 deaths | 36,752 deaths | 14,098 deaths | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 67,113 deaths | 48,972 deaths | 18,142 deaths | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 73,043 deaths | 52,479 deaths | 20,564 deaths | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 63,107 deaths | 64,206 deaths | 1,099 deaths | Somalia |
| 2020s | 53,031 deaths | 56,396 deaths | 3,364 deaths | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Côte d'Ivoire or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 51,959 deaths against 51,447 deaths in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Côte d'Ivoire and Somalia?
- 512 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Somalia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th 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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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.