Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Somalia
101.07 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
71.57 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Somalia rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Somalia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 101.07 per 1,000 live births against 71.57 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 29.5 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 213 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 171.15 per 1,000 live births | 125.99 per 1,000 live births | 45.16 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2010s | 169.27 per 1,000 live births | 87.59 per 1,000 live births | 81.68 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2020s | 114.82 per 1,000 live births | 75.89 per 1,000 live births | 38.94 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, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Somalia, at 101.07 per 1,000 live births against 71.57 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 29.5 per 1,000 live births, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Somalia ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st 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.