Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre was 0.0426 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▬ Flat
Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1988–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.0426 units per square kilometre for child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 0.1562 units per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0333 units per square kilometre, in 1994.
Somalia ranks 22nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Somalia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.0413 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0414 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.101 units per square kilometre | +143.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0998 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0909 units per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0333 units per square kilometre | -63.4% |
| 1995 | 0.034 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0358 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0382 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0407 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0425 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0441 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0458 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0475 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0494 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0512 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0531 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0546 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0555 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0554 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0549 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0666 units per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1562 units per square kilometre | +134.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0648 units per square kilometre | -58.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0477 units per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 0.047 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0472 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0615 units per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 2018 | 0.053 units per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0455 units per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0451 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0633 units per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0426 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0426 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0353 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0426 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0271 units per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre 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 | +143.8% | 0.0414 units per square kilometre | 0.101 units per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +134.5% | 0.0666 units per square kilometre | 0.1562 units per square kilometre |
| 1994 | -63.4% | 0.0909 units per square kilometre | 0.0333 units per square kilometre |
| 2012 | -58.5% | 0.1562 units per square kilometre | 0.0648 units per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +42.2% | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | 0.0633 units per square kilometre |
| 2023 | -31.7% | 0.0633 units per square kilometre | 0.0432 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0415 units per square kilometre | 0.0413 units per square kilometre | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0558 units per square kilometre | 0.0333 units per square kilometre | 0.101 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0511 units per square kilometre | 0.0441 units per square kilometre | 0.0555 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0636 units per square kilometre | 0.0455 units per square kilometre | 0.1562 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0477 units per square kilometre | 0.0426 units per square kilometre | 0.0633 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 0.057 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Comoros 0.0508 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Cameroon 0.0486 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Liberia 0.0399 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Equatorial Guinea 0.039 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Niger 0.0367 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Somalia?
- Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Somalia was 0.0426 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths life stage, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1562 units per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest child deaths life stage, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0333 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Somalia rank for child deaths life stage, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 22nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths life stage, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Child deaths life stage divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child deaths life stage ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Child deaths life stage Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.