Nigeria vs Somalia: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Nigeria
115.65 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Somalia
101.07 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Nigeria rank
1st
Somalia rank
3rd
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Nigeria
- Somalia
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 115.65 per 1,000 live births against 101.07 per 1,000 live births in Somalia, a difference of 14.58 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 3rd of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 150.54 per 1,000 live births | 171.15 per 1,000 live births | 20.61 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2010s | 119.73 per 1,000 live births | 169.27 per 1,000 live births | 49.54 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2020s | 116.98 per 1,000 live births | 114.82 per 1,000 live births | 2.16 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Nigeria or Somalia?
- Nigeria, at 115.65 per 1,000 live births against 101.07 per 1,000 live births in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Nigeria and Somalia?
- 14.58 per 1,000 live births, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Somalia rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Nigeria ranks 1st 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.