Niger vs Somalia: Mortality rate, infant
Niger
67.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Somalia
67.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Niger rank
3rd
Somalia rank
2nd
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 67.8 per 1,000 live births against 67.4 per 1,000 live births in Niger, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 2nd of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 146.5 per 1,000 live births | 106.7 per 1,000 live births | 39.8 per 1,000 live births | Niger |
| 1990s | 130.16 per 1,000 live births | 137.58 per 1,000 live births | 7.42 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2000s | 88.32 per 1,000 live births | 103.22 per 1,000 live births | 14.9 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2010s | 69.54 per 1,000 live births | 104.06 per 1,000 live births | 34.52 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2020s | 68.53 per 1,000 live births | 75.8 per 1,000 live births | 7.27 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Niger or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 67.8 per 1,000 live births against 67.4 per 1,000 live births in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Niger ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 2nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release