What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per capita between Central African Republic and Somalia?

0.0002 units per person, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?

37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Somalia: Number of under-five deaths, per capita

Central African Republic

0.0039 units per person

in 2024

Somalia

0.0041 units per person

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

4th

Somalia rank

2nd

Number of under-five deaths, per capita over time

Central African Republic
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0041 units per person against 0.0039 units per person in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Somalia ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 2nd of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0082 units per person	0.009 units per person	0.0007 units per person	Somalia
1990s	0.0074 units per person	0.0118 units per person	0.0044 units per person	Somalia
2000s	0.0078 units per person	0.008 units per person	0.0002 units per person	Somalia
2010s	0.0064 units per person	0.0078 units per person	0.0013 units per person	Somalia
2020s	0.0083 units per person	0.0048 units per person	0.0035 units per person	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per capita, Central African Republic or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.0041 units per person against 0.0039 units per person in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per capita between Central African Republic and Somalia?: 0.0002 units per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Somalia rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per capita?: Central African Republic ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 2nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five 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 under-five deaths, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 197 places, 11,457 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

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