Death rate in armed conflicts by type and country in Somalia
Somalia: Death rate in armed conflicts by type and country was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
34th
of 196 countries
All-time high
9.67
in 1989
All-time low
0
in 1990
Years of data
37
1989–2025
Death rate in armed conflicts by type and country in Somalia, 1989–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0 for death rate in armed conflicts by type and country in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate in armed conflicts by type and country in Somalia peaked at 9.67 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1990.
That places Somalia 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Death rate in armed conflicts by type and country in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 9.67 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 6.6 | — |
| 1992 | 1.39 | -79.0% |
| 1993 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0.4357 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0.0795 | — |
| 2008 | 0.6431 | +709.0% |
| 2009 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1223 | — |
| 2011 | 0.5831 | +376.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8667 | +48.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9635 | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8546 | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2752 | -67.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5645 | +105.1% |
| 2017 | 0.657 | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8025 | +22.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5801 | -27.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5045 | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4574 | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.382 | -16.5% |
| 2023 | 0.207 | -45.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4419 | +113.5% |
| 2025 | 0 | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.67 | 9.67 | 9.67 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8426 | 0 | 6.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0723 | 0 | 0.6431 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6269 | 0.1223 | 0.9635 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3321 | 0 | 0.5045 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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- 34 Albania 0
- 34 Algeria 0 compare
- 34 Andorra 0
- 34 Angola 0 compare
- 34 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 34 Armenia 0
- 34 Australia 0 compare
- 34 Austria 0 compare
- 34 Azerbaijan 0 compare
- 34 Bahamas 0
- 34 Bahrain 0 compare
- 34 Bangladesh 0 compare
- 34 Barbados 0
- 34 Belarus 0
- 34 Belgium 0 compare
- 34 Belize 0
- 34 Bhutan 0
- 34 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 compare
- 34 Botswana 0 compare
- 34 Brunei Darussalam 0
- 34 Bulgaria 0
- 34 Cambodia 0 compare
- 34 Canada 0
- 34 Cape Verde 0
- 34 Chile 0
- 34 China 0 compare
- 34 Comoros 0
- 34 Costa Rica 0
- 34 Côte d'Ivoire 0 compare
- 34 Croatia 0 compare
- 34 Cuba 0
- 34 Cyprus 0
- 34 Czechia 0
- 34 Denmark 0
- 34 Djibouti 0 compare
- 34 Dominica 0
- 34 Dominican Republic 0
- 34 Timor-Leste 0 compare
- 34 Ecuador 0 compare
- 34 Egypt 0 compare
- 34 El Salvador 0 compare
- 34 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 34 Eritrea 0 compare
- 34 Estonia 0
- 34 Eswatini 0 compare
- 34 Fiji 0
- 34 Finland 0
- 34 France 0 compare
- 34 Gabon 0
- 34 Gambia 0 compare
- 34 Georgia 0 compare
- 34 Germany 0 compare
- 34 Ghana 0
- 34 Greece 0
- 34 Greenland 0
- 34 Grenada 0
- 34 Guatemala 0 compare
- 34 Guinea 0 compare
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 34 Guyana 0 compare
- 34 Honduras 0 compare
- 34 Hungary 0
- 34 Iceland 0
- 34 Indonesia 0 compare
- 34 Ireland 0
- 34 Italy 0
- 34 Jamaica 0
- 34 Japan 0
- 34 Jordan 0 compare
- 34 Kazakhstan 0
- 34 Kenya 0 compare
- 34 Kiribati 0
- 34 Kuwait 0 compare
- 34 Kyrgyzstan 0
- 34 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 compare
- 34 Latvia 0 compare
- 34 Lebanon 0 compare
- 34 Lesotho 0
- 34 Liberia 0 compare
- 34 Libya 0 compare
- 34 Liechtenstein 0
- 34 Lithuania 0 compare
- 34 Luxembourg 0
- 34 Madagascar 0 compare
- 34 Malawi 0
- 34 Malaysia 0
- 34 Maldives 0
- 34 Malta 0
- 34 Marshall Islands 0
- 34 Mauritania 0 compare
- 34 Mauritius 0
- 34 Republic of Moldova 0
- 34 Monaco 0
- 34 Mongolia 0
- 34 Montenegro 0
- 34 Morocco 0 compare
- 34 Namibia 0 compare
- 34 Naoero 0
- 34 Nepal 0 compare
- 34 Netherlands 0
- 34 New Zealand 0
- 34 Nicaragua 0
- 34 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0
- 34 North Macedonia 0 compare
- 34 Norway 0
- 34 Oman 0
- 34 Palau 0
- 34 Panama 0 compare
- 34 Papua New Guinea 0 compare
- 34 Paraguay 0
- 34 Peru 0 compare
- 34 Poland 0
- 34 Portugal 0
- 34 Qatar 0
- 34 Romania 0 compare
- 34 Rwanda 0 compare
- 34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 34 Saint Lucia 0
- 34 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 34 Samoa 0
- 34 San Marino 0
- 34 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 34 Saudi Arabia 0 compare
- 34 Senegal 0 compare
- 34 Serbia 0 compare
- 34 Seychelles 0
- 34 Sierra Leone 0 compare
- 34 Singapore 0
- 34 Slovakia 0
- 34 Slovenia 0
- 34 Solomon Islands 0
- 34 South Africa 0 compare
- 34 Republic of Korea 0
- 34 South Sudan 0 compare
- 34 Spain 0 compare
- 34 Sri Lanka 0 compare
- 34 Suriname 0
- 34 Sweden 0 compare
- 34 Switzerland 0
- 34 Taiwan, China 0
- 34 Tajikistan 0 compare
- 34 Thailand 0 compare
- 34 Togo 0 compare
- 34 Tonga 0
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 0
- 34 Tunisia 0 compare
- 34 Türkiye 0 compare
- 34 Turkmenistan 0
- 34 Tuvalu 0
- 34 Uganda 0 compare
- 34 United Arab Emirates 0
- 34 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 compare
- 34 United States of America 0 compare
- 34 Uruguay 0
- 34 Uzbekistan 0
- 34 Vanuatu 0
- 34 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0 compare
- 34 Viet Nam 0
- 34 Western Sahara 0
- 34 Zambia 0 compare
- 34 Zimbabwe 0 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate in armed conflicts by type and country in Somalia?
- Death rate in armed conflicts by type and country in Somalia was 0 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate in armed conflicts by type and country recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.67 in 1989.
- What is the lowest death rate in armed conflicts by type and country recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for death rate in armed conflicts by type and country?
- Somalia ranks 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is death rate in armed conflicts by type and country rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate in armed conflicts by type and country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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