AIDS deaths in adults and children in Somalia
Somalia: AIDS deaths in adults and children was 1,600 in 2009. ◆ Volatile
AIDS deaths in adults and children in Somalia, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
Analysis
In 2009, aids deaths in adults and children in Somalia stood at 1,600. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 220.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, aids deaths in adults and children in Somalia peaked at 1,600 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 200, in 1990.
That places Somalia 36th out of 47 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
AIDS deaths in adults and children in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 200 | — |
| 1991 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1996 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,000 | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,100 | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 1,300 | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 1,500 | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 1,600 | +6.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 1,600 is below the median for low income countries, which is 4,350, 37% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 1,600 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,850, 23% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 350 | 200 | 500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,100 | 500 | 1,600 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 33 Gabon 2,400 compare
- 34 Eritrea 1,700 compare
- 34 Madagascar 1,700 compare
- 37 Guinea-Bissau 1,200 compare
- 37 Morocco 1,200 compare
- 39 Algeria 1,000 compare
- 39 Djibouti 1,000 compare
- 39 Equatorial Guinea 1,000 compare
- 39 Gambia 1,000 compare
- 39 Mauritania 1,000 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is aids deaths in adults and children in Somalia?
- Aids deaths in adults and children in Somalia was 1,600 in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
- What is the highest aids deaths in adults and children recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,600 in 2009.
- What is the lowest aids deaths in adults and children recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for aids deaths in adults and children?
- Somalia ranks 36th out of 47 countries with data for 2009.
- Is aids deaths in adults and children rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 220.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as part of AIDS deaths in adults and children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Deaths due to HIV/AIDS are the estimated number of adults and children that have died in a specific year based in the modeling of HIV surveillance data using standard and appropriate tools.