Somalia vs World: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Somalia
101.07 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
World
37.37 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Somalia rank
3rd
World rank
4th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Somalia
- World
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 101.07 per 1,000 live births against 37.37 per 1,000 live births in World, a difference of 63.7 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.7 times World's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 3rd and World ranks 4th of 213 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 171.15 per 1,000 live births | 64.29 per 1,000 live births | 106.86 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2010s | 169.27 per 1,000 live births | 44.08 per 1,000 live births | 125.19 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2020s | 114.82 per 1,000 live births | 38.89 per 1,000 live births | 75.94 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 World?
- Somalia, at 101.07 per 1,000 live births against 37.37 per 1,000 live births in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Somalia and World?
- 63.7 per 1,000 live births, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and World?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and World rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Somalia ranks 3rd and World ranks 4th 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.