China vs Somalia: Number of youth deaths
China
83,703 deaths
in 2024
Somalia
90,765 deaths
in 2024
China rank
15th
Somalia rank
12th
Number of youth deaths over time
- China
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 90,765 deaths against 83,703 deaths in China, a difference of 7,062 deaths.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.
China ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 12th of 199 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.13 million deaths | 97,017 deaths | 1.04 million deaths | China |
| 2000s | 500,480 deaths | 95,053 deaths | 405,427 deaths | China |
| 2010s | 241,725 deaths | 121,577 deaths | 120,148 deaths | China |
| 2020s | 107,887 deaths | 99,134 deaths | 8,754 deaths | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, China or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 90,765 deaths against 83,703 deaths in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between China and Somalia?
- 7,062 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do China and Somalia rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- China ranks 15th 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.