Mozambique vs Somalia

Mozambique vs Somalia: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 5.9 per 100 live births in Mozambique and 10.1 per 100 live births in Somalia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Somalia, by 4.2 per 100 live births, or 1.7 times that in Mozambique.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Mozambique vs Somalia: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 5.9 per 100 live births in Mozambique and 10.1 per 100 live births in Somalia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Somalia, by 4.2 per 100 live births, or 1.7 times that in Mozambique.
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What the numbers say

  • Somalia has been higher since 2000, when it overtook Mozambique.
  • In 2024, Mozambique ranked 22 and Somalia ranked 3 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearMozambiqueSomaliaWorld
20245.910.13.7
20236.210.43.8
20226.414.34
20216.611.14
20206.811.53.9
20196.911.84
2018713.64
20177.215.64.1
20167.3134.2
20157.613.44.3
2014813.94.4
20138.314.34.5
20128.718.54.7
20119.136.35
20109.618.75.1
20099.816.25.3
200810.416.75.5
200711.117.15.7
200611.917.36
200512.617.36.2
200413.317.36.6
20031417.36.8
200214.817.37.1
200115.617.37.4
200016.517.37.7
199917.417.37.9
199818.417.38.3
199719.417.38.4
199620.317.38.6
199521.117.38.8
199421.717.38.9
199322.336.89.1
199222.837.79.2
199123.236.79.3
199023.5189.4
198923.818.49.5
198824.118.710
198724.4199.9
198624.819.210.3
198525.119.410.6
198425.519.710.9
198325.82011.1
19822620.411.2
198130.9–11.6
198026.2–11.9
197926.3–11.9
197826.4–12.3
197726.5–12.6
197626.6–12.8
197526.7–13.1
197426.9–13.3
197327–13.5
197227.2–13.7
197127.3–13.9
197027.3–14.2
196927.4–14.6
196827.4–15
196727.4–15.3
196627.3–15.1
196527.2–15.1
196427.1–15.7
196327–16.2
196228–17
1961––18.8
1960––20.2
1959––19.9
1958––19.7
1957––20.5
1956––21.3
1955––22.3
1954––22.8
1953––23.3
1952––23.9
1951––24.3
1950––24.7
1949––24.9
1948––24.9
1947––25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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