Children woman death vs survival in Somalia
Somalia: Children woman death vs survival was 0.5589 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children woman death vs survival in Somalia, 1982–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children woman death vs survival in Somalia is 0.5589, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children woman death vs survival in Somalia peaked at 2.82 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.5589, in 2024.
That places Somalia 3rd out of 200 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.
Children woman death vs survival in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1.48 | — |
| 1983 | 1.46 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.44 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.42 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.41 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.4 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.38 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.37 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 1.34 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 2.74 | +104.0% |
| 1992 | 2.82 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 2.77 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.31 | -52.8% |
| 1995 | 1.31 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.32 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.33 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.32 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.32 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.32 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.31 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.31 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.31 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.3 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.29 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.27 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.23 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.19 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.36 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 2.64 | +93.4% |
| 2012 | 1.33 | -49.4% |
| 2013 | 1.02 | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9783 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9372 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8965 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.05 | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9044 | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7731 | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7361 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7007 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8169 | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5861 | -28.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5589 | -4.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.5589 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2501, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.5589 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children woman death vs survival 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 | +104.0% | 1.34 | 2.74 |
| 2011 | +93.4% | 1.36 | 2.64 |
| 1994 | -52.8% | 2.77 | 1.31 |
| 2012 | -49.4% | 2.64 | 1.33 |
| 2023 | -28.3% | 0.8169 | 0.5861 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.42 | 1.37 | 1.48 | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.76 | 1.31 | 2.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 | 1.19 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 | 0.7731 | 2.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6797 | 0.5589 | 0.8169 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 Niger 0.7429 compare
- 2 Nigeria 0.5759 compare
- 4 Chad 0.5028 compare
- 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.4771 compare
- 6 South Sudan, Republic of 0.411 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)
- 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 children woman death vs survival in Somalia?
- Children woman death vs survival in Somalia was 0.5589 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children woman death vs survival recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.82 in 1992.
- What is the lowest children woman death vs survival recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5589 in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for children woman death vs survival?
- Somalia ranks 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children woman death vs survival rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. 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 Children woman death vs survival. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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