Mozambique vs Somalia: Number of under-five deaths
Mozambique
74,215
in 2024
Somalia
78,271
in 2024
Mozambique rank
15th
Somalia rank
13th
Number of under-five deaths over time
- Mozambique
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 78,271 against 74,215 in Mozambique, a difference of 4,056.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 13th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 147,054 | 64,266 | 82,788 | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 137,275 | 84,177 | 53,098 | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 104,813 | 83,565 | 21,248 | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 81,757 | 104,317 | 22,560 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 76,461 | 85,330 | 8,869 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Mozambique or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 78,271 against 74,215 in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Mozambique and Somalia?
- 4,056, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Somalia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Somalia rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
- Mozambique ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 13th of 196 countries.
- 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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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.