Number of child deaths by region in Somalia
Somalia: Number of child deaths by region was 78,271 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of child deaths by region in Somalia, 1988–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 78,271 for number of child deaths by region in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths by region in Somalia peaked at 224,970 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 55,678, in 1994.
That places Somalia 13th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64,266 | 64,207 | 64,326 | 2 |
| 1990s | 84,177 | 55,678 | 138,777 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83,565 | 72,417 | 90,219 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104,317 | 81,399 | 224,970 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,330 | 78,271 | 107,666 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,320 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 1,320 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 207,650 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 230,125 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 2.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 213,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 210,219 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths by region in Somalia?
- Number of child deaths by region in Somalia was 78,271 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths by region recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 224,970 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths by region recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,678 in 1994.
- How does Somalia rank for number of child deaths by region?
- Somalia ranks 13th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths by region rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of children under five years old who die each year.