Child deaths life stage, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Child deaths life stage, per capita was 0.0014 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child deaths life stage, per capita in Somalia, 1988–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child deaths life stage, per capita in Somalia is 0.0014 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths life stage, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.0096 units per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 units per person, in 2024.
That places Somalia 4th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child deaths life stage, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.0036 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0037 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0037 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0093 units per person | +153.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0096 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0085 units per person | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 0.003 units per person | -65.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0029 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.003 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0031 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0031 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0031 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.003 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0034 units per person | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0079 units per person | +132.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0033 units per person | -58.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0023 units per person | -28.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0026 units per person | +25.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 units per person | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 units per person | -17.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0016 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 units per person | +38.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 units per person | -33.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0014 units per person | -4.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0014 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0006 units per person, 2.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0014 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 units per person, 3.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths life stage, per capita in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +153.5% | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0093 units per person |
| 2011 | +132.8% | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0079 units per person |
| 1994 | -65.2% | 0.0085 units per person | 0.003 units per person |
| 2012 | -58.9% | 0.0079 units per person | 0.0033 units per person |
| 2022 | +38.0% | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0022 units per person |
| 2023 | -33.8% | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0015 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0096 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.003 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0079 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 Niger 0.0017 units per person compare
- 2 Chad 0.0016 units per person compare
- 3 Nigeria 0.0014 units per person compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0013 units per person compare
- 6 Central African Republic 0.0012 units per person compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 0.0011 units per person 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 child deaths life stage, per capita in Somalia?
- Child deaths life stage, per capita in Somalia was 0.0014 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths life stage, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0096 units per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest child deaths life stage, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 units per person in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for child deaths life stage, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 4th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths life stage, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths life stage, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Child deaths life stage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child deaths life stage ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Child deaths life stage Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Child deaths life stage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.