Burden of disease who in Somalia

Somalia: Burden of disease who was 79,453 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
79,453
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
3rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
125,790
in 2011
All-time low
78,199
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Burden of disease who in Somalia, 2000–2021

050.0k100.0k150.0k2000201020212000: 115.6k2001: 115.5k2002: 115.3k2003: 114.9k2004: 114.9k2005: 113.6k2006: 113.4k2007: 112.2k2008: 110.0k2009: 107.5k2010: 109.3k2011: 125.8k2012: 104.5k2013: 96.3k2014: 92.9k2015: 90.2k2016: 87.6k2017: 85.4k2018: 82.5k2019: 79.8k2020: 78.2k2021: 79.5k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for burden of disease who in Somalia is 79,453, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, burden of disease who in Somalia peaked at 125,790 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 78,199, in 2020.

Somalia ranks 3rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Burden of disease who in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Burden of disease who in Somalia, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 115,613
2001 115,464 -0.1%
2002 115,261 -0.2%
2003 114,863 -0.3%
2004 114,914 +0.0%
2005 113,615 -1.1%
2006 113,357 -0.2%
2007 112,168 -1.0%
2008 109,985 -1.9%
2009 107,544 -2.2%
2010 109,336 +1.7%
2011 125,790 +15.0%
2012 104,464 -17.0%
2013 96,338 -7.8%
2014 92,864 -3.6%
2015 90,210 -2.9%
2016 87,580 -2.9%
2017 85,396 -2.5%
2018 82,542 -3.3%
2019 79,800 -3.3%
2020 78,199 -2.0%
2021 79,453 +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 113,278 107,544 115,613 10
2010s 95,432 79,800 125,790 10
2020s 78,826 78,199 79,453 2

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 1 Lesotho 80,852 compare
  2. 1 Niue 45,661 compare
  3. 2 Central African Republic 80,365 compare
  4. 2 Cook Islands 30,628 compare
  5. 4 Niger 73,791 compare
  6. 5 Chad 68,801 compare
  7. 6 Eswatini 67,502 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is burden of disease who in Somalia?
Burden of disease who in Somalia was 79,453 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest burden of disease who recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 125,790 in 2011.
What is the lowest burden of disease who recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 78,199 in 2020.
How does Somalia rank for burden of disease who?
Somalia ranks 3rd out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is burden of disease who rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Burden of disease who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burden of disease who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
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