Niger vs Somalia: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years
Niger
17.8 per 1,000
in 2024
Somalia
14.1 per 1,000
in 2024
Niger rank
2nd
Somalia rank
3rd
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Niger currently reports 17.8 per 1,000 against 14.1 per 1,000 in Somalia, a difference of 3.7 per 1,000.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 3rd of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.54 per 1,000 | 39.75 per 1,000 | 0.79 per 1,000 | Niger |
| 2000s | 29.48 per 1,000 | 24.58 per 1,000 | 4.9 per 1,000 | Niger |
| 2010s | 21.91 per 1,000 | 27.31 per 1,000 | 5.4 per 1,000 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 18.7 per 1,000 | 16.72 per 1,000 | 1.98 per 1,000 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, Niger or Somalia?
- Niger, at 17.8 per 1,000 against 14.1 per 1,000 in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years between Niger and Somalia?
- 3.7 per 1,000, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Niger ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 3rd of 197 countries.
- 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.