Guinea vs Somalia: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Guinea
92.14 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Somalia
101.07 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Guinea rank
6th
Somalia rank
3rd
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Guinea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 101.07 per 1,000 live births against 92.14 per 1,000 live births in Guinea, a difference of 8.93 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 213 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 141.69 per 1,000 live births | 171.15 per 1,000 live births | 29.46 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2010s | 114.04 per 1,000 live births | 169.27 per 1,000 live births | 55.23 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2020s | 97.59 per 1,000 live births | 114.82 per 1,000 live births | 17.24 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Guinea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 101.07 per 1,000 live births against 92.14 per 1,000 live births in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Guinea and Somalia?
- 8.93 per 1,000 live births, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Somalia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Somalia rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Guinea ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.