What is child mortality in Somalia?

Child mortality in Somalia was 10.11 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Somalia?

The highest recorded value was 45.2 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Somalia?

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

How does Somalia rank for child mortality?

Somalia ranks 3rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Somalia

Name: Child mortality in Somalia
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN 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 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 203 countries

All-time high

45.2 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

10.11 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Somalia, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN 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 in Somalia stood at 10.11 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Somalia peaked at 45.2 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 10.11 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Somalia 3rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	45.18 deaths per 100 live births	45.13 deaths per 100 live births	45.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	44.84 deaths per 100 live births	44.49 deaths per 100 live births	45.1 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	43.92 deaths per 100 live births	43.45 deaths per 100 live births	44.4 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	42.86 deaths per 100 live births	42.39 deaths per 100 live births	43.34 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	40.59 deaths per 100 live births	38.92 deaths per 100 live births	42.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	36.12 deaths per 100 live births	32.22 deaths per 100 live births	38.55 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	29.44 deaths per 100 live births	27.67 deaths per 100 live births	31.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	25.62 deaths per 100 live births	24.01 deaths per 100 live births	27.29 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	22.24 deaths per 100 live births	20.78 deaths per 100 live births	23.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	19.53 deaths per 100 live births	18.4 deaths per 100 live births	20.48 deaths per 100 live births	10
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 203 places →

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)

All data for Somalia →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Somalia?: Child mortality in Somalia was 10.11 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Somalia?: The highest recorded value was 45.2 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Somalia?: The lowest recorded value was 10.11 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Somalia rank for child mortality?: Somalia ranks 3rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.