Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Somalia or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

South Asia (IDA & IBRD), at 301,827 against 23,148 in Somalia as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Somalia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

278,679, with South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

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

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Somalia vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Number of infant deaths, female

Somalia

23,148

in 2024

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

301,827

in 2024

Somalia rank

14th

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

17th

Number of infant deaths, female over time

Somalia
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 301,827 against 23,148 in Somalia, a difference of 278,679.

That makes South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 13.0 times Somalia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, South Asia (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 14th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 17th of 197 countries.

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	22,800	1.19 million	1.16 million	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2000s	23,499	881,484	857,985	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2010s	29,579	521,123	491,544	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2020s	25,022	331,977	306,955	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Somalia or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: South Asia (IDA & IBRD), at 301,827 against 23,148 in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Somalia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 278,679, with South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Somalia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: Somalia ranks 14th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 17th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.