Somalia vs Zimbabwe
Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 10.1 per 100 live births in Somalia and 6.5 per 100 live births in Zimbabwe, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Somalia, by 3.6 per 100 live births, or 1.56 times that in Zimbabwe.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Somalia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1982.
- In 2024, Somalia ranked 3 and Zimbabwe ranked 17 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
| Year | Somalia | Zimbabwe | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.1 | 6.5 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 10.4 | 6.4 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 14.3 | 6.4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 11.1 | 6.2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 11.5 | 6.2 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 11.8 | 5.9 | 4 |
| 2018 | 13.6 | 5.6 | 4 |
| 2017 | 15.6 | 5.7 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 13 | 5.8 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 13.4 | 5.9 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 13.9 | 6 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 14.3 | 6.3 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 18.5 | 6.8 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 36.3 | 7.7 | 5 |
| 2010 | 18.7 | 8.5 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 16.2 | 9 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 16.7 | 9.1 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 17.1 | 9.1 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 17.3 | 8.8 | 6 |
| 2005 | 17.3 | 9.2 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 17.3 | 9.1 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 17.3 | 9.2 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 17.3 | 9.4 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 17.3 | 9.6 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 17.3 | 9.9 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 17.3 | 10 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 17.3 | 9.7 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 17.3 | 10.1 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 17.3 | 10.8 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 17.3 | 10.4 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 17.3 | 10.3 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 36.8 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 37.7 | 9.2 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 36.7 | 8.8 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 18 | 8.4 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 18.4 | 8.1 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 18.7 | 8 | 10 |
| 1987 | 19 | 8.1 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 19.2 | 8.5 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 19.4 | 8.9 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 19.7 | 9.6 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 20 | 10.3 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 20.4 | 11 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | – | 11.6 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | – | 12 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | – | 12.2 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | – | 12.2 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | – | 12.2 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | – | 12.1 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | – | 12.1 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | – | 12 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | – | 12 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | – | 12 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | – | 12.1 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | – | 12.2 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | – | 12.4 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | – | 12.6 | 15 |
| 1967 | – | 12.9 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | – | 13.2 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | – | 13.6 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | – | 14 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | – | 14.4 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | – | 14.7 | 17 |
| 1961 | – | 15 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | – | 15.4 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | – | 15.6 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | – | 15.8 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | – | 16.1 | 20.5 |
| 1956 | – | 16.3 | 21.3 |
| 1955 | – | 16.5 | 22.3 |
| 1954 | – | 16.7 | 22.8 |
| 1953 | – | 18.1 | 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 |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Somalia vs Zimbabwe
Health
- Life expectancySomalia: 58.8 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 62.8 years in 2023
- Infant mortalitySomalia: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zimbabwe: 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSomalia: 3.79% in 2017Zimbabwe: 3.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateSomalia: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Zimbabwe: 26.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSomalia: 18.4 million people in 2023Zimbabwe: 16.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthSomalia: 3.57% a year in 2023Zimbabwe: 1.68% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSomalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSomalia: 55.1% in 2025Zimbabwe: 40.5% in 2025
- Median ageSomalia: 15.5 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSomalia: 2.6% in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateSomalia: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Zimbabwe: -6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSomalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025Zimbabwe: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSomalia: $193M in 2025Zimbabwe: $134M in 2025
- Military spending per personSomalia: $10 in 2025Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSomalia: 20.8% of government spending in 2025Zimbabwe: 5.3% of government spending in 2005
- Armed forces personnelSomalia: 14,000 people in 2020Zimbabwe: 51,000 people in 2020
- National powerSomalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Zimbabwe: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSomalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020Zimbabwe: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSomalia: 2 million TIV in 2025Zimbabwe: 20 million TIV in 2023