Somalia vs Tanzania: Number of under-five deaths, female
Somalia
36,112
in 2024
Tanzania
38,278
in 2024
Somalia rank
12th
Tanzania rank
9th
Number of under-five deaths, female over time
- Somalia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 38,278 against 36,112 in Somalia, a difference of 2,166.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Tanzania ahead.
Somalia ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 9th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29,954 | 85,596 | 55,642 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 39,727 | 87,187 | 47,460 | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 39,053 | 67,986 | 28,932 | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 48,976 | 47,090 | 1,886 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 39,536 | 40,076 | 539.6 | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Somalia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 38,278 against 36,112 in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Somalia and Tanzania?
- 2,166, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tanzania?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Tanzania rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Somalia ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 9th 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of female children dying before reaching age five.