Adolescent mortality rate in Somalia
Somalia: Adolescent mortality rate was 9.21 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Somalia, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, adolescent mortality rate in Somalia stood at 9.21. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Somalia peaked at 13.85 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.21, in 2021.
That places Somalia 7th out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.4 | — |
| 1991 | 13.18 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 13.03 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 12.98 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 12.96 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 12.96 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.96 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.96 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.96 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.96 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.96 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.96 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.96 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.96 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.96 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.96 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.93 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 12.81 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 12.59 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 12.34 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 13.85 | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 13.51 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 11.49 | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 11.21 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 10.93 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 10.65 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 10.39 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 10.13 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 9.9 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 9.65 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 9.41 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 9.21 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.04 | 12.96 | 13.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.84 | 12.34 | 12.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.17 | 9.65 | 13.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.31 | 9.21 | 9.41 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 4 Côte d'Ivoire 10.31 compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 9.91 compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.24 compare
- 8 Mali 8.42 compare
- 9 South Sudan 8.36 compare
- 10 Madagascar 8.1 compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2294 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2361 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Somalia?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Somalia was 9.21 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.85 in 2010.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.21 in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Somalia ranks 7th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).