Somalia vs Zambia

Somalia vs Zambia: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 10.1 per 100 live births in Somalia and 4.8 per 100 live births in Zambia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Somalia, by 5.3 per 100 live births, or 2.09 times that in Zambia.

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

Somalia vs Zambia: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 10.1 per 100 live births in Somalia and 4.8 per 100 live births in Zambia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Somalia, by 5.3 per 100 live births, or 2.09 times that in Zambia.
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What the numbers say

  • Somalia has been higher since 1995, when it overtook Zambia.
  • In 2024, Somalia ranked 3 and Zambia ranked 32 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

YearSomaliaZambiaWorld
202410.14.83.7
202310.44.93.8
202214.354
202111.154
202011.55.33.9
201911.85.44
201813.65.54
201715.65.54.1
2016135.74.2
201513.464.3
201413.96.34.4
201314.36.64.5
201218.56.94.7
201136.37.25
201018.77.45.1
200916.27.85.3
200816.78.45.5
200717.18.95.7
200617.39.56
200517.310.36.2
200417.311.26.6
200317.312.26.8
200217.313.37.1
200117.314.37.4
200017.315.27.7
199917.315.87.9
199817.316.38.3
199717.316.68.4
199617.316.98.6
199517.317.28.8
199417.317.68.9
199336.817.99.1
199237.7189.2
199136.718.19.3
19901818.19.4
198918.417.99.5
198818.717.710
19871917.49.9
198619.21710.3
198519.416.610.6
198419.716.210.9
19832015.911.1
198220.415.711.2
1981–15.611.6
1980–15.511.9
1979–15.411.9
1978–15.412.3
1977–15.412.6
1976–15.412.8
1975–15.613.1
1974–1613.3
1973–16.513.5
1972–1713.7
1971–17.513.9
1970–1814.2
1969–18.414.6
1968–18.615
1967–18.815.3
1966–18.915.1
1965–1915.1
1964–19.215.7
1963–19.516.2
1962–19.817
1961–20.118.8
1960–20.520.2
1959–20.919.9
1958–21.319.7
1957–21.720.5
1956–22.121.3
1955–22.522.3
1954–22.922.8
1953–23.423.3
1952–23.823.9
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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