Somalia vs Uganda: Number of under-five deaths
Somalia
78,271
in 2024
Uganda
82,589
in 2024
Somalia rank
13th
Uganda rank
10th
Number of under-five deaths over time
- Somalia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 82,589 against 78,271 in Somalia, a difference of 4,318.
That makes Uganda'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 Uganda ahead.
Somalia ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 10th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64,266 | 149,733 | 85,466 | Uganda |
| 1990s | 84,177 | 158,699 | 74,522 | Uganda |
| 2000s | 83,565 | 134,108 | 50,544 | Uganda |
| 2010s | 104,317 | 86,893 | 17,424 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 85,330 | 81,967 | 3,363 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Somalia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 82,589 against 78,271 in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Somalia and Uganda?
- 4,318, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uganda?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Uganda rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
- Somalia ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 10th 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.