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%.
Number of child deaths by age in Somalia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 25,912 deaths | — |
| 1989 | 26,122 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 25,987 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 63,366 deaths | +143.8% |
| 1992 | 62,583 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 57,010 deaths | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 20,876 deaths | -63.4% |
| 1995 | 21,302 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 22,466 deaths | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 23,951 deaths | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 25,545 deaths | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 26,668 deaths | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 27,671 deaths | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 28,728 deaths | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 29,822 deaths | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 30,977 deaths | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 32,139 deaths | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 33,286 deaths | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 34,271 deaths | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 34,796 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 34,744 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 34,438 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 41,787 deaths | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 97,984 deaths | +134.5% |
| 2012 | 40,627 deaths | -58.5% |
| 2013 | 29,914 deaths | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 29,498 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 29,375 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 29,582 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 38,564 deaths | +30.4% |
| 2018 | 33,248 deaths | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 28,542 deaths | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 28,274 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 27,909 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 39,688 deaths | +42.2% |
| 2023 | 27,092 deaths | -31.7% |
| 2024 | 26,725 deaths | -1.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 26,725 deaths is above the median for low income countries, which is 7,922 deaths, 3.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 26,725 deaths is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,144 deaths, 3.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of child deaths by age 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% | 25,987 deaths | 63,366 deaths |
| 2011 | +134.5% | 41,787 deaths | 97,984 deaths |
| 1994 | -63.4% | 57,010 deaths | 20,876 deaths |
| 2012 | -58.5% | 97,984 deaths | 40,627 deaths |
| 2022 | +42.2% | 27,909 deaths | 39,688 deaths |
| 2023 | -31.7% | 39,688 deaths | 27,092 deaths |
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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
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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Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .