Deaths age 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Somalia
Somalia: Deaths age 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 50,734 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Deaths age 1-59 months in Somalia, 1988–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths age 1-59 months in Somalia is 50,734, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths age 1-59 months in Somalia peaked at 197,146 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 39,763, in 1994.
Somalia ranks 9th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Deaths age 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 47,163 | — |
| 1989 | 47,835 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 47,086 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 121,747 | +158.6% |
| 1992 | 120,410 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 111,430 | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 39,763 | -64.3% |
| 1995 | 42,151 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 43,981 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 46,403 | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 48,704 | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 50,682 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 52,513 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 54,298 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 56,245 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 58,249 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 60,257 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 62,322 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 63,970 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 64,871 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 64,647 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 64,306 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 80,479 | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 197,146 | +145.0% |
| 2012 | 79,811 | -59.5% |
| 2013 | 57,066 | -28.5% |
| 2014 | 56,455 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 56,184 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 56,235 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 76,084 | +35.3% |
| 2018 | 64,650 | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 54,393 | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 53,847 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 53,095 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 79,546 | +49.8% |
| 2023 | 51,593 | -35.1% |
| 2024 | 50,734 | -1.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 50,734 is above the median for low income countries, which is 23,361, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 50,734 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15,712, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths age 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) 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 | +158.6% | 47,086 | 121,747 |
| 2011 | +145.0% | 80,479 | 197,146 |
| 1994 | -64.3% | 111,430 | 39,763 |
| 2012 | -59.5% | 197,146 | 79,811 |
| 2022 | +49.8% | 53,095 | 79,546 |
| 2023 | -35.1% | 79,546 | 51,593 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47,499 | 47,163 | 47,835 | 2 |
| 1990s | 67,236 | 39,763 | 121,747 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,168 | 52,513 | 64,871 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77,850 | 54,393 | 197,146 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,763 | 50,734 | 79,546 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths age 1-59 months in Somalia?
- Deaths age 1-59 months in Somalia was 50,734 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths age 1-59 months recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 197,146 in 2011.
- What is the lowest deaths age 1-59 months recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,763 in 1994.
- How does Somalia rank for deaths age 1-59 months?
- Somalia ranks 9th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths age 1-59 months rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Deaths age 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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