Nigeria vs Somalia: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female
Nigeria
12.5 per 1,000
in 2024
Somalia
13.9 per 1,000
in 2024
Nigeria rank
6th
Somalia rank
4th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female over time
- Nigeria
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 13.9 per 1,000 against 12.5 per 1,000 in Nigeria, a difference of 1.4 per 1,000.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 4th of 197 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.85 per 1,000 | 38.83 per 1,000 | 16.98 per 1,000 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 17.14 per 1,000 | 24 per 1,000 | 6.86 per 1,000 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 13.66 per 1,000 | 26.79 per 1,000 | 13.13 per 1,000 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 12.66 per 1,000 | 16.44 per 1,000 | 3.78 per 1,000 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female, Nigeria or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 13.9 per 1,000 against 12.5 per 1,000 in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female between Nigeria and Somalia?
- 1.4 per 1,000, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Somalia rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female?
- Nigeria ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 4th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying among female children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 female children aged 5, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.