Deaths from drowning ghe in Somalia

Somalia: Deaths from drowning ghe was 1,897 in 2021. β–² 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

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2000201020212000: 946.62001: 986.72002: 1.1k2003: 1.2k2004: 1.1k2005: 1.2k2006: 1.3k2007: 1.3k2008: 1.4k2009: 1.4k2010: 1.3k2011: 957.22012: 1.2k2013: 1.4k2014: 1.6k2015: 1.7k2016: 1.7k2017: 1.7k2018: 1.8k2019: 1.8k2020: 1.8k2021: 1.9k

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 22 Mali 2,016 compare
  2. 23 Uganda 1,991 compare
  3. 24 Ukraine 1,915 compare
  4. 26 Afghanistan 1,895 compare
  5. 27 Mexico 1,798 compare
  6. 28 Mozambique 1,723 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places β†’

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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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Indicator
Deaths from drowning ghe
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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