What is child mortality by income level of country in Somalia?

Child mortality by income level of country in Somalia was 10.11 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Somalia?

The highest recorded value was 37.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1992.

What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Somalia?

The lowest recorded value was 10.11 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Somalia rank for child mortality by income level of country?

Somalia ranks 3rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Somalia?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

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 Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality by income level of country in Somalia

Name: Child mortality by income level of country in Somalia
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Somalia: Child mortality by income level of country was 10.11 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

10.11 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

3rd

of 199 countries

All-time high

37.66 deaths per 100 live births

in 1992

All-time low

10.11 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1982–2024

Child mortality by income level of country in Somalia, 1982–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality by income level of country in Somalia stood at 10.11 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality by income level of country in Somalia peaked at 37.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10.11 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Somalia ranks 3rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.

Child mortality by income level of country in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Child mortality by income level of country in Somalia, 1982 to 2024.
Year	deaths per 100 live births	Change
1982	20.38 deaths per 100 live births	—
1983	20.01 deaths per 100 live births	-1.8%
1984	19.66 deaths per 100 live births	-1.7%
1985	19.39 deaths per 100 live births	-1.4%
1986	19.17 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
1987	18.96 deaths per 100 live births	-1.1%
1988	18.7 deaths per 100 live births	-1.3%
1989	18.4 deaths per 100 live births	-1.6%
1990	18.04 deaths per 100 live births	-2.0%
1991	36.65 deaths per 100 live births	+103.1%
1992	37.66 deaths per 100 live births	+2.7%
1993	36.83 deaths per 100 live births	-2.2%
1994	17.32 deaths per 100 live births	-53.0%
1995	17.32 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1996	17.32 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1997	17.32 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1998	17.32 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1999	17.32 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
2000	17.32 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
2001	17.32 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
2002	17.32 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
2003	17.32 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
2004	17.32 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
2005	17.32 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
2006	17.26 deaths per 100 live births	-0.4%
2007	17.05 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
2008	16.67 deaths per 100 live births	-2.2%
2009	16.24 deaths per 100 live births	-2.6%
2010	18.67 deaths per 100 live births	+15.0%
2011	36.31 deaths per 100 live births	+94.5%
2012	18.54 deaths per 100 live births	-48.9%
2013	14.32 deaths per 100 live births	-22.7%
2014	13.86 deaths per 100 live births	-3.2%
2015	13.43 deaths per 100 live births	-3.1%
2016	13.02 deaths per 100 live births	-3.1%
2017	15.64 deaths per 100 live births	+20.2%
2018	13.64 deaths per 100 live births	-12.8%
2019	11.84 deaths per 100 live births	-13.2%
2020	11.47 deaths per 100 live births	-3.1%
2021	11.1 deaths per 100 live births	-3.2%
2022	14.31 deaths per 100 live births	+28.9%
2023	10.43 deaths per 100 live births	-27.1%
2024	10.11 deaths per 100 live births	-3.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1980s	19.33 deaths per 100 live births	18.4 deaths per 100 live births	20.38 deaths per 100 live births	8
1990s	23.31 deaths per 100 live births	17.32 deaths per 100 live births	37.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	17.12 deaths per 100 live births	16.24 deaths per 100 live births	17.32 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	16.93 deaths per 100 live births	11.84 deaths per 100 live births	36.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	11.48 deaths per 100 live births	10.11 deaths per 100 live births	14.31 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Somalia

1 Nigeria 11.56 deaths per 100 live births compare
2 Niger 11.07 deaths per 100 live births compare
4 Chad 9.73 deaths per 100 live births compare
5 South Sudan 9.67 deaths per 100 live births compare
6 Guinea 9.21 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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)
Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0764 units per person (2025)
Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0786 units per person (2025)
Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 5.14 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Somalia →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality by income level of country in Somalia?: Child mortality by income level of country in Somalia was 10.11 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Somalia?: The highest recorded value was 37.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1992.
What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Somalia?: The lowest recorded value was 10.11 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Somalia rank for child mortality by income level of country?: Somalia ranks 3rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Somalia?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality by income level of country
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

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