Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Somalia
Somalia: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood was 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5589 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
3rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.82 under-five deaths per woman
in 1992
All-time low
0.5589 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Years of data
43
1982–2024
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Somalia, 1982–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Somalia is 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman, 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 per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Somalia peaked at 2.82 under-five deaths per woman in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman, 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 per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Somalia, year by year
| Year | under-five deaths per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1.48 under-five deaths per woman | — |
| 1983 | 1.46 under-five deaths per woman | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.44 under-five deaths per woman | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.42 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.41 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.4 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.38 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.37 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 1.34 under-five deaths per woman | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 2.74 under-five deaths per woman | +104.0% |
| 1992 | 2.82 under-five deaths per woman | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 2.77 under-five deaths per woman | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.31 under-five deaths per woman | -52.8% |
| 1995 | 1.31 under-five deaths per woman | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.32 under-five deaths per woman | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.33 under-five deaths per woman | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.32 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.32 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.32 under-five deaths per woman | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.31 under-five deaths per woman | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.31 under-five deaths per woman | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.31 under-five deaths per woman | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.3 under-five deaths per woman | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3 under-five deaths per woman | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.29 under-five deaths per woman | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.27 under-five deaths per woman | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.23 under-five deaths per woman | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.36 under-five deaths per woman | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 2.64 under-five deaths per woman | +93.4% |
| 2012 | 1.33 under-five deaths per woman | -49.4% |
| 2013 | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9783 under-five deaths per woman | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9372 under-five deaths per woman | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8965 under-five deaths per woman | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9044 under-five deaths per woman | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7731 under-five deaths per woman | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7361 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7007 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8169 under-five deaths per woman | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5861 under-five deaths per woman | -28.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.42 under-five deaths per woman | 1.37 under-five deaths per woman | 1.48 under-five deaths per woman | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.76 under-five deaths per woman | 1.31 under-five deaths per woman | 2.82 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 under-five deaths per woman | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | 1.32 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7731 under-five deaths per woman | 2.64 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6797 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8169 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 Niger 0.7429 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 2 Nigeria 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 4 Chad 0.5028 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.4771 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 6 South Sudan 0.411 under-five deaths per woman 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)
- 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)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 321 (2013)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2013)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3,622 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,867 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Somalia?
- Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Somalia was 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.82 under-five deaths per woman in 1992.
- What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Somalia ranks 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).