Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female
Somalia
13.9 per 1,000
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
8 per 1,000
in 2024
Somalia rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
5th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female over time
- Somalia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 13.9 per 1,000 against 8 per 1,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 5.9 per 1,000.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.83 per 1,000 | 22.58 per 1,000 | 16.25 per 1,000 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 24 per 1,000 | 15.6 per 1,000 | 8.4 per 1,000 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 26.79 per 1,000 | 10.52 per 1,000 | 16.27 per 1,000 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 16.44 per 1,000 | 8.7 per 1,000 | 7.74 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, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Somalia, at 13.9 per 1,000 against 8 per 1,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 5.9 per 1,000, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female?
- Somalia ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th 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.