What is the difference in number of deaths ages 5-9 years between Africa Western and Central and Somalia?

152,009, with Africa Western and Central ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Somalia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Africa Western and Central vs Somalia: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years

Africa Western and Central

160,410

in 2024

Somalia

8,401

in 2024

Africa Western and Central rank

14th

Somalia rank

14th

Number of deaths ages 5-9 years over time

Africa Western and Central
Somalia

How they compare

Africa Western and Central currently reports 160,410 against 8,401 in Somalia, a difference of 152,009.

That makes Africa Western and Central's figure about 19.1 times Somalia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa Western and Central has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 14th and Somalia ranks 14th of 47 groups.

Africa Western and Central has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Africa Western and Central	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	157,448	8,705	148,743	Africa Western and Central
2000s	159,160	8,163	150,998	Africa Western and Central
2010s	161,943	11,548	150,394	Africa Western and Central
2020s	168,432	9,328	159,104	Africa Western and Central

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths ages 5-9 years, Africa Western and Central or Somalia?: Africa Western and Central, at 160,410 against 8,401 in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 5-9 years between Africa Western and Central and Somalia?: 152,009, with Africa Western and Central ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Somalia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Somalia rank globally for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?: Africa Western and Central ranks 14th and Somalia ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 8,540 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years