Child mortality by sex in Somalia
Somalia: Child mortality by sex was 10.64 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Child mortality by sex in Somalia, 1983β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality by sex in Somalia is 10.64, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality by sex in Somalia peaked at 38.42 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10.64, in 2024.
Somalia ranks 3rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20 | 19.2 | 20.84 | 7 |
| 1990s | 24.05 | 18.03 | 38.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.81 | 16.91 | 18.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.56 | 12.4 | 37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.05 | 10.64 | 14.91 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1,320 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,320 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality by sex in Somalia?
- Child mortality by sex in Somalia was 10.64 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality by sex recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.42 in 1992.
- What is the lowest child mortality by sex recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.64 in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for child mortality by sex?
- Somalia ranks 3rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality by sex rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. 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 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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