Child mortality around the world in Somalia
Somalia: Child mortality around the world was 10.32 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
10.32
Change on year
down 28.5%
World rank
3rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
44.76
in 1992
All-time low
10.32
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Child mortality around the world in Somalia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 10.32 for child mortality around the world in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 28.5% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality around the world in Somalia peaked at 44.76 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10.32, in 2023.
That places Somalia 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Child mortality around the world in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 25.71 | — |
| 1951 | 25.51 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 25.3 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 25.1 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 24.9 | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 24.7 | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 24.5 | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 24.3 | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 24.11 | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 23.92 | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 23.72 | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 23.62 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 23.33 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 23.13 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 22.95 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 22.73 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 22.54 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 22.36 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 22.18 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 22 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 21.83 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 21.66 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 21.49 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 21.32 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 23.2 | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 22.98 | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 22.75 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 20.6 | -9.4% |
| 1978 | 20.42 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 20.23 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 20.05 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 19.86 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 19.67 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 19.48 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 19.29 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 19.28 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 19.1 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 18.79 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 19.53 | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 18.17 | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 17.9 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 43.29 | +141.8% |
| 1992 | 44.76 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 17.37 | -61.2% |
| 1994 | 17.44 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 17.21 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 17.27 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 17.63 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 17.2 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 17.26 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 17.21 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 17.17 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 17.18 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17.18 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17.16 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 17.04 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 16.92 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 16.8 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 16.4 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 15.99 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 18.51 | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 35.74 | +93.1% |
| 2012 | 18.4 | -48.5% |
| 2013 | 14.21 | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 13.76 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 13.33 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 12.98 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 15.74 | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 13.63 | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 11.76 | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 11.35 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 10.98 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 14.43 | +31.4% |
| 2023 | 10.32 | -28.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 10.32 is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.43, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 10.32 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.99, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality around the world 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 | +141.8% | 17.9 | 43.29 |
| 2011 | +93.1% | 18.51 | 35.74 |
| 1993 | -61.2% | 44.76 | 17.37 |
| 2012 | -48.5% | 35.74 | 18.4 |
| 2022 | +31.4% | 10.98 | 14.43 |
| 2023 | -28.5% | 14.43 | 10.32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.81 | 23.92 | 25.71 | 10 |
| 1960s | 22.86 | 22 | 23.72 | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.65 | 20.23 | 23.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.32 | 18.17 | 20.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.73 | 17.2 | 44.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.91 | 15.99 | 17.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8 | 11.76 | 35.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.77 | 10.32 | 14.43 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 Niger 11.6 compare
- 2 Nigeria 10.42 compare
- 4 Chad 9.97 compare
- 5 South Sudan 9.91 compare
- 6 Sierra Leone 9.72 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 mortality around the world in Somalia?
- Child mortality around the world in Somalia was 10.32 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality around the world recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.76 in 1992.
- What is the lowest child mortality around the world recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.32 in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for child mortality around the world?
- Somalia ranks 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality around the world rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality around the world. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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