Number of child deaths by age in Somalia
Somalia: Number of child deaths by age was 26,725 deaths in 2024. ▬ Flat
Number of child deaths by age in Somalia, 1988–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 26,725 deaths for number of child deaths by age in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths by age in Somalia peaked at 97,984 deaths in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20,876 deaths, in 1994.
That places Somalia 9th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26,017 deaths | 25,912 deaths | 26,122 deaths | 2 |
| 1990s | 34,975 deaths | 20,876 deaths | 63,366 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,087 deaths | 27,671 deaths | 34,796 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,912 deaths | 28,542 deaths | 97,984 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,938 deaths | 26,725 deaths | 39,688 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- 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 age in Somalia?
- Number of child deaths by age in Somalia was 26,725 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths by age recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 97,984 deaths in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths by age recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,876 deaths in 1994.
- How does Somalia rank for number of child deaths by age?
- Somalia ranks 9th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths by age 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .