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
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) β 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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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.