Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Somalia: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0073 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.126 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
35th
Somalia rank
36th

Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Somalia
00.10.20.30.4198820052023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.126 units per square kilometre against 0.0073 units per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.1187 units per square kilometre.

That makes Somalia's figure about 17.2 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th and Somalia ranks 36th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0259 units per square kilometre 0.1342 units per square kilometre 0.1082 units per square kilometre Somalia
2000s 0.0148 units per square kilometre 0.1332 units per square kilometre 0.1184 units per square kilometre Somalia
2010s 0.0099 units per square kilometre 0.1663 units per square kilometre 0.1564 units per square kilometre Somalia
2020s 0.0077 units per square kilometre 0.1388 units per square kilometre 0.1311 units per square kilometre Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.126 units per square kilometre against 0.0073 units per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Somalia?
0.1187 units per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Somalia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Somalia rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th and Somalia ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 12,018 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of under-five deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.