Child mortality rate in Somalia
Somalia: Child mortality rate 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
43
1982–2024
Child mortality rate 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
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Somalia is 10.11 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate 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.
That places Somalia 3rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Child mortality rate in Somalia, year by year
| 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% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 10.11 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.16 deaths per 100 live births, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 10.11 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.89 deaths per 100 live births, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality rate in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +103.1% | 18.04 deaths per 100 live births | 36.65 deaths per 100 live births |
| 2011 | +94.5% | 18.67 deaths per 100 live births | 36.31 deaths per 100 live births |
| 1994 | -53.0% | 36.83 deaths per 100 live births | 17.32 deaths per 100 live births |
| 2012 | -48.9% | 36.31 deaths per 100 live births | 18.54 deaths per 100 live births |
| 2022 | +28.9% | 11.1 deaths per 100 live births | 14.31 deaths per 100 live births |
| 2023 | -27.1% | 14.31 deaths per 100 live births | 10.43 deaths per 100 live births |
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
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Somalia?
- Child mortality rate 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 rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1992.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.11 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for child mortality rate?
- Somalia ranks 3rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .