Chad vs Somalia: Number of neonatal deaths
Chad
26,626 deaths
in 2024
Somalia
27,537 deaths
in 2024
Chad rank
20th
Somalia rank
18th
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Chad
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 27,537 deaths against 26,626 deaths in Chad, a difference of 911 deaths.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Somalia ahead.
Chad ranks 20th and Somalia ranks 18th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14,958 deaths | 16,135 deaths | 1,177 deaths | Somalia |
| 1990s | 17,701 deaths | 16,941 deaths | 759.3 deaths | Chad |
| 2000s | 20,376 deaths | 23,397 deaths | 3,021 deaths | Somalia |
| 2010s | 23,776 deaths | 26,467 deaths | 2,690 deaths | Somalia |
| 2020s | 25,281 deaths | 27,567 deaths | 2,286 deaths | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Chad or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 27,537 deaths against 26,626 deaths in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Chad and Somalia?
- 911 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Somalia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Somalia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Chad ranks 20th and Somalia ranks 18th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .