Death rate from cardiovascular diseases in Somalia
Somalia: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases was 305.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases 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
In 2021, death rate from cardiovascular diseases in Somalia stood at 305.35 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from cardiovascular diseases in Somalia peaked at 365.93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 305.35 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Somalia ranks 57th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases in Somalia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 365.93 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 358.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 353.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 349.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 349.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 346.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 341.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 337.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 339.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 336.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 326.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 313.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 334.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 339.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 335.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 332.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 328.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 329.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 327.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 325.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 339.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 305.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 347.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 336.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 365.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 329.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 313.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 339.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 322.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 305.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 339.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 54 Togo 307.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Timor-Leste 306.7 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 56 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 306.36 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 58 Cameroon 304.55 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Congo 302.64 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 60 Cambodia 300.65 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from cardiovascular diseases in Somalia?
- Death rate from cardiovascular diseases in Somalia was 305.35 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 death rate from cardiovascular diseases recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 365.93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from cardiovascular diseases recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 305.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for death rate from cardiovascular diseases?
- Somalia ranks 57th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from cardiovascular diseases rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Death rate from cardiovascular diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from cardiovascular diseases in both sexes, per 100,000 people.