Africa Western and Central vs Somalia: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita

Africa Western and Central
0.0011 units per person
in 2024
Somalia
0.0014 units per person
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
1st
Somalia rank
1st

Number of neonatal deaths, per capita over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Somalia
00.0010.0010.0020.0020.003198420042024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0014 units per person against 0.0011 units per person in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 1st of 47 groups.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0021 units per person 0.0023 units per person 0.0002 units per person Somalia
2000s 0.0017 units per person 0.0022 units per person 0.0006 units per person Somalia
2010s 0.0013 units per person 0.0019 units per person 0.0006 units per person Somalia
2020s 0.0011 units per person 0.0016 units per person 0.0004 units per person Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per capita, Africa Western and Central or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.0014 units per person against 0.0011 units per person in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per capita between Africa Western and Central and Somalia?
0.0003 units per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Somalia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Somalia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?
Africa Western and Central ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 11,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.