Africa Western and Central vs Somalia: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years
Africa Western and Central
11.1 per 1,000
in 2024
Somalia
14.1 per 1,000
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
1st
Somalia rank
3rd
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years over time
- Africa Western and Central
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 14.1 per 1,000 against 11.1 per 1,000 in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 3 per 1,000.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Africa Western and Central's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Africa Western and Central ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Somalia 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 | 22.49 per 1,000 | 39.75 per 1,000 | 17.26 per 1,000 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 17.57 per 1,000 | 24.58 per 1,000 | 7.01 per 1,000 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 13.42 per 1,000 | 27.31 per 1,000 | 13.89 per 1,000 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 11.88 per 1,000 | 16.72 per 1,000 | 4.84 per 1,000 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, Africa Western and Central or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 14.1 per 1,000 against 11.1 per 1,000 in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years between Africa Western and Central and Somalia?
- 3 per 1,000, with Somalia 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 probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.