Somalia vs World: Number of under-five deaths, per capita
Somalia
0.0041 units per person
in 2024
World
0.0006 units per person
in 2024
Somalia rank
2nd
World rank
1st
Number of under-five deaths, per capita over time
- Somalia
- World
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0041 units per person against 0.0006 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0035 units per person.
That makes Somalia's figure about 6.9 times World's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 196 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.009 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.0118 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0097 units per person | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.008 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0078 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0042 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, Somalia or World?
- Somalia, at 0.0041 units per person against 0.0006 units per person in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per capita between Somalia and World?
- 0.0035 units per person, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and World?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and World rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st 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.