Adolescent mortality rate in Somalia
Somalia: Adolescent mortality rate was 8.5 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Adolescent mortality rate in Somalia, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescent mortality rate in Somalia is 8.5, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Somalia peaked at 46.93 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.5, in 2024.
Somalia ranks 7th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adolescent mortality rate in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.4 | — |
| 1991 | 44.69 | +233.5% |
| 1992 | 46.87 | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 45.44 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 12.98 | -71.4% |
| 1995 | 12.98 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.98 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.98 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.98 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.98 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.98 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.98 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.98 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.98 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.98 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.98 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.94 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 12.83 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 12.6 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 12.35 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 16.44 | +33.1% |
| 2011 | 46.93 | +185.5% |
| 2012 | 17.17 | -63.4% |
| 2013 | 11.19 | -34.8% |
| 2014 | 10.91 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 10.64 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 10.39 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 14.69 | +41.4% |
| 2018 | 12 | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 9.64 | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 9.4 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 9.16 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 14.25 | +55.6% |
| 2023 | 8.72 | -38.8% |
| 2024 | 8.5 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.83 | 12.98 | 46.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.86 | 12.35 | 12.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16 | 9.64 | 46.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.01 | 8.5 | 14.25 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 4 Chad 9.71 compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 9.55 compare
- 6 Nigeria 8.77 compare
- 8 South Sudan 8.22 compare
- 9 Burundi 7.97 compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.91 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 8.5 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.93 in 2011.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5 in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Somalia ranks 7th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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.
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