Afghanistan vs Somalia: Number of youth deaths
Afghanistan
88,545 deaths
in 2024
Somalia
90,765 deaths
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
14th
Somalia rank
12th
Number of youth deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 90,765 deaths against 88,545 deaths in Afghanistan, a difference of 2,220 deaths.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 14th and Somalia ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 128,759 deaths | 97,017 deaths | 31,742 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 124,367 deaths | 95,053 deaths | 29,315 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 101,521 deaths | 121,577 deaths | 20,056 deaths | Somalia |
| 2020s | 91,826 deaths | 99,134 deaths | 7,308 deaths | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 90,765 deaths against 88,545 deaths in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 2,220 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 14th and Somalia ranks 12th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.