Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Somalia
Somalia: Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 was 10.32 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
10.32
Change on year
down 28.5%
World rank
3rd
of 229 countries
All-time high
44.76
in 1992
All-time low
10.32
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Somalia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 10.32 for child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.5% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Somalia peaked at 44.76 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10.32, in 2023.
That places Somalia 3rd out of 229 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 rate including un projections through 2100 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% |
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
- 1 Niue 2.41 compare
- 2 Nigeria 10.42 compare
- 2 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 1.41 compare
- 3 Mayotte 1.13 compare
- 4 Chad 9.97 compare
- 4 Cook Islands 0.6696 compare
- 5 Montserrat 0.6406 compare
- 5 South Sudan 9.91 compare
- 6 Anguilla 0.5679 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4655 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2552 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Somalia?
- Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Somalia was 10.32 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.76 in 1992.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.32 in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for child mortality rate including un projections through 2100?
- Somalia ranks 3rd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 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 rate including un projections through 2100. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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