Niger vs Somalia: Probability of dying that year, among males
Niger
6.8%
in 2023
Somalia
7.1%
in 2023
Niger rank
7th
Somalia rank
4th
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 7.1% against 6.8% in Niger, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.
Niger ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.2% | 15.7% | 2.5% | Somalia |
| 1960s | 13.2% | 14.5% | 1.3% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 13.5% | 13.7% | 0.2% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 13.4% | 12.4% | 1.0% | Niger |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 14.1% | 1.8% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 10.9% | 1.6% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 10.7% | 3.3% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 7.9% | 1.0% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Niger or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 7.1% against 6.8% in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.3%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Niger ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 4th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.