Niger vs Somalia: Number of under-five deaths, per capita
Niger
0.0044 units per person
in 2024
Somalia
0.0041 units per person
in 2024
Niger rank
1st
Somalia rank
2nd
Number of under-five deaths, per capita over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.0044 units per person against 0.0041 units per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 2nd of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0177 units per person | 0.009 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.0145 units per person | 0.0118 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.0087 units per person | 0.008 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0078 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per capita, Niger or Somalia?
- Niger, at 0.0044 units per person against 0.0041 units per person in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per capita between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.0003 units per person, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per capita?
- Niger ranks 1st 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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About this data
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.