Ethiopia vs Somalia: Stillbirth rate
Ethiopia
2.97 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Somalia
3.49 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
4th
Somalia rank
1st
Stillbirth rate over time
- Ethiopia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.49 deaths per 100 births against 2.97 deaths per 100 births in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.52 deaths per 100 births.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 1st of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2 deaths per 100 births | 4.13 deaths per 100 births | 0.0704 deaths per 100 births | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 3.44 deaths per 100 births | 3.64 deaths per 100 births | 0.1963 deaths per 100 births | Somalia |
| 2020s | 2.98 deaths per 100 births | 3.5 deaths per 100 births | 0.5116 deaths per 100 births | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stillbirth rate, Ethiopia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 3.49 deaths per 100 births against 2.97 deaths per 100 births in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Ethiopia and Somalia?
- 0.52 deaths per 100 births, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Somalia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Somalia rank globally for stillbirth rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 1st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Stillbirth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.