Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Somalia
Somalia: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
1.22 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
30th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.98 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2011
All-time low
1.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Somalia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Somalia peaked at 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.
That places Somalia 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Somalia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.7% |
| 2012 | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8065 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7685 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 27 Central African Republic 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 28 Armenia 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 29 Albania 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 31 South Africa 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 32 Uruguay 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 33 Italy 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people 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)
- 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 crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Somalia?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Somalia was 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Somalia rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Somalia ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.