Guinea vs Somalia: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex

Guinea
6.0%
in 2023
Somalia
6.1%
in 2023
Guinea rank
6th
Somalia rank
4th

Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time

  • Guinea
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 6.1% against 6.0% in Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 4th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Somalia Difference Ahead
1950s 16.6% 13.6% 3.0% Guinea
1960s 16.1% 12.5% 3.6% Guinea
1970s 15.2% 11.9% 3.3% Guinea
1980s 13.7% 10.7% 3.0% Guinea
1990s 11.4% 12.7% 1.3% Somalia
2000s 8.6% 9.5% 1.0% Somalia
2010s 7.0% 9.5% 2.5% Somalia
2020s 6.2% 6.8% 0.7% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Guinea or Somalia?
Somalia, at 6.1% against 6.0% in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Guinea and Somalia?
0.1%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Somalia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guinea and Somalia rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
Guinea ranks 6th 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 in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Unit
%
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.