Somalia vs Tanzania: Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency)
Somalia
51,546
in 2024
Tanzania
67,611
in 2024
Somalia rank
14th
Tanzania rank
11th
Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) over time
- Somalia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 67,611 against 51,546 in Somalia, a difference of 16,065.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Tanzania ahead.
Somalia ranks 14th and Tanzania ranks 11th of 197 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35,717 | 111,638 | 75,921 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 49,202 | 121,409 | 72,207 | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 51,478 | 100,696 | 49,218 | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 64,405 | 78,372 | 13,967 | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 55,393 | 70,198 | 14,806 | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Somalia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 67,611 against 51,546 in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Somalia and Tanzania?
- 16,065, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tanzania?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Tanzania rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Somalia ranks 14th and Tanzania ranks 11th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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
Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.