Deaths from drowning ghe in Somalia
Somalia: Deaths from drowning ghe was 1,897 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1,897
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
25th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1,897
in 2021
All-time low
946.6
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths from drowning ghe in Somalia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths from drowning ghe in Somalia is 1,897, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 98.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from drowning ghe in Somalia peaked at 1,897 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 946.6, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 25th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from drowning ghe in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 946.6 | — |
| 2001 | 986.71 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 1,120 | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 1,160 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1,150 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1,220 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 1,278 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 1,306 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1,426 | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 1,352 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 1,268 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 957.24 | -24.5% |
| 2012 | 1,162 | +21.4% |
| 2013 | 1,354 | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 1,551 | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 1,701 | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 1,691 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1,713 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1,775 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1,823 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1,843 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1,897 | +2.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 1,897 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,140, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 1,897 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 868.8, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,194 | 946.6 | 1,426 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,500 | 957.24 | 1,823 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,870 | 1,843 | 1,897 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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- 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 from drowning ghe in Somalia?
- Deaths from drowning ghe in Somalia was 1,897 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from drowning ghe recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,897 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths from drowning ghe recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 946.6 in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for deaths from drowning ghe?
- Somalia ranks 25th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from drowning ghe rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from drowning ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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