Somalia vs Uganda: Number of infant deaths
Somalia
51,546
in 2024
Uganda
61,371
in 2024
Somalia rank
14th
Uganda rank
12th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Somalia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 61,371 against 51,546 in Somalia, a difference of 9,825.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Uganda ahead.
Somalia ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 12th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35,717 | 86,796 | 51,079 | Uganda |
| 1990s | 49,202 | 97,799 | 48,597 | Uganda |
| 2000s | 51,478 | 86,157 | 34,680 | Uganda |
| 2010s | 64,405 | 60,399 | 4,006 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 55,393 | 60,456 | 5,063 | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Somalia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 61,371 against 51,546 in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Somalia and Uganda?
- 9,825, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uganda?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Uganda rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Somalia ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 12th 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.