Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita

Somalia
0.0022 units per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0012 units per person
in 2024
Somalia rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
5th

Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita over time

  • Somalia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0020.0040.0060.0080.01198820062024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0022 units per person against 0.0012 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.001 units per person.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 197 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0062 units per person 0.0038 units per person 0.0025 units per person Somalia
2000s 0.0043 units per person 0.0026 units per person 0.0016 units per person Somalia
2010s 0.0041 units per person 0.0017 units per person 0.0024 units per person Somalia
2020s 0.0026 units per person 0.0013 units per person 0.0012 units per person Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, per capita, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Somalia, at 0.0022 units per person against 0.0012 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male, per capita between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.001 units per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male, per capita?
Somalia ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
240 places, 12,953 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of under-five deaths, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.