What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Least developed countries and Somalia?

2.00 million, with Least developed countries ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Somalia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Least developed countries vs Somalia: Number of under-five deaths

Least developed countries

2.08 million

in 2024

Somalia

78,271

in 2024

Least developed countries rank

11th

Somalia rank

13th

Number of under-five deaths over time

Least developed countries
Somalia

How they compare

Least developed countries currently reports 2.08 million against 78,271 in Somalia, a difference of 2.00 million.

That makes Least developed countries's figure about 26.6 times Somalia's.

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

Least developed countries ranks 11th and Somalia ranks 13th of 45 groups.

Least developed countries has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Least developed countries	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.70 million	84,177	3.61 million	Least developed countries
2000s	2.98 million	83,565	2.89 million	Least developed countries
2010s	2.31 million	104,317	2.20 million	Least developed countries
2020s	2.16 million	85,330	2.08 million	Least developed countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Least developed countries or Somalia?: Least developed countries, at 2.08 million against 78,271 in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Least developed countries and Somalia?: 2.00 million, with Least developed countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Somalia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Least developed countries and Somalia rank globally for number of under-five deaths?: Least developed countries ranks 11th and Somalia ranks 13th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. 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
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.