Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male
Somalia
14.3 per 1,000
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
9.1 per 1,000
in 2024
Somalia rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
5th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male over time
- Somalia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 14.3 per 1,000 against 9.1 per 1,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 5.2 per 1,000.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.61 per 1,000 | 24.25 per 1,000 | 16.36 per 1,000 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 25.08 per 1,000 | 16.57 per 1,000 | 8.51 per 1,000 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 27.8 per 1,000 | 11.45 per 1,000 | 16.35 per 1,000 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 16.96 per 1,000 | 9.77 per 1,000 | 7.19 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, male, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Somalia, at 14.3 per 1,000 against 9.1 per 1,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 5.2 per 1,000, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male?
- Somalia ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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, male (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 male children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 male children aged 5, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.