Child Mortality rate age 1-4 in Somalia

Somalia: Child Mortality rate age 1-4 was 38.16 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
38.16
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
4th
of 201 countries
All-time high
197.41
in 1992
All-time low
38.16
in 2024
Years of data
42
1983–2024

Child Mortality rate age 1-4 in Somalia, 1983–2024

501001502001983200320241983: 104.11984: 100.51985: 97.31986: 94.51987: 91.81988: 88.91989: 861990: 831991: 191.61992: 197.41993: 191.71994: 77.41995: 77.41996: 77.41997: 77.41998: 77.41999: 77.42000: 77.42001: 77.42002: 77.42003: 77.42004: 77.42005: 77.42006: 772007: 75.82008: 73.62009: 712010: 83.62011: 185.92012: 82.42013: 60.12014: 57.62015: 55.22016: 532017: 66.42018: 562019: 46.92020: 45.12021: 43.12022: 59.12023: 39.72024: 38.2

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality rate age 1-4 in Somalia stood at 38.16. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.

The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate age 1-4 in Somalia peaked at 197.41 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 38.16, in 2024.

That places Somalia 4th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Child Mortality rate age 1-4 in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Somalia, 1983 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1983 104.06
1984 100.46 -3.5%
1985 97.34 -3.1%
1986 94.52 -2.9%
1987 91.78 -2.9%
1988 88.94 -3.1%
1989 86.03 -3.3%
1990 82.97 -3.6%
1991 191.6 +130.9%
1992 197.41 +3.0%
1993 191.69 -2.9%
1994 77.4 -59.6%
1995 77.38 -0.0%
1996 77.38 +0.0%
1997 77.38 +0.0%
1998 77.38 +0.0%
1999 77.38 +0.0%
2000 77.38 +0.0%
2001 77.38 +0.0%
2002 77.38 +0.0%
2003 77.38 +0.0%
2004 77.38 +0.0%
2005 77.36 -0.0%
2006 77.02 -0.4%
2007 75.82 -1.6%
2008 73.6 -2.9%
2009 71.02 -3.5%
2010 83.58 +17.7%
2011 185.95 +122.5%
2012 82.38 -55.7%
2013 60.1 -27.0%
2014 57.58 -4.2%
2015 55.25 -4.1%
2016 53.02 -4.0%
2017 66.38 +25.2%
2018 56.02 -15.6%
2019 46.89 -16.3%
2020 45.06 -3.9%
2021 43.13 -4.3%
2022 59.09 +37.0%
2023 39.7 -32.8%
2024 38.16 -3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 94.73 86.03 104.06 7
1990s 112.8 77.38 197.41 10
2000s 76.17 71.02 77.38 10
2010s 74.72 46.89 185.95 10
2020s 45.03 38.16 59.09 5

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 1 Nigeria 49.32 compare
  2. 2 Niger 48.27 compare
  3. 3 Chad 43.44 compare
  4. 5 Sierra Leone 37.98 compare
  5. 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 35.24 compare
  6. 7 Guinea 34.38 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate age 1-4 in Somalia?
Child mortality rate age 1-4 in Somalia was 38.16 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest child mortality rate age 1-4 recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 197.41 in 1992.
What is the lowest child mortality rate age 1-4 recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 38.16 in 2024.
How does Somalia rank for child mortality rate age 1-4?
Somalia ranks 4th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate age 1-4 rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
235 places, 14,451 data points, 1930–2024
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