Somalia vs Uganda: Number of youth deaths
Somalia
90,765 deaths
in 2024
Uganda
98,114 deaths
in 2024
Somalia rank
12th
Uganda rank
11th
Number of youth deaths over time
- Somalia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 98,114 deaths against 90,765 deaths in Somalia, a difference of 7,349 deaths.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.
Somalia ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 11th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97,017 deaths | 174,542 deaths | 77,525 deaths | Uganda |
| 2000s | 95,053 deaths | 151,343 deaths | 56,291 deaths | Uganda |
| 2010s | 121,577 deaths | 103,820 deaths | 17,757 deaths | Somalia |
| 2020s | 99,134 deaths | 97,831 deaths | 1,303 deaths | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Somalia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 98,114 deaths against 90,765 deaths in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Somalia and Uganda?
- 7,349 deaths, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Uganda rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Somalia ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 11th 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.