Nigeria vs Somalia: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years
Nigeria
13.5 per 1,000
in 2024
Somalia
14.1 per 1,000
in 2024
Nigeria rank
5th
Somalia rank
3rd
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years over time
- Nigeria
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 14.1 per 1,000 against 13.5 per 1,000 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 197 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.64 per 1,000 | 39.75 per 1,000 | 17.11 per 1,000 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 17.72 per 1,000 | 24.58 per 1,000 | 6.86 per 1,000 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 14.29 per 1,000 | 27.31 per 1,000 | 13.02 per 1,000 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 13.64 per 1,000 | 16.72 per 1,000 | 3.08 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, Nigeria or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 14.1 per 1,000 against 13.5 per 1,000 in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years between Nigeria and Somalia?
- 0.6 per 1,000, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Somalia rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Nigeria ranks 5th 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.