Deaths from terrorist attacks by method of attack stacked bar in Somalia

Somalia: Deaths from terrorist attacks by method of attack stacked bar was 25 in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
25
Change on year
down 58.3%
World rank
8th
of 188 countries
All-time high
367
in 2014
All-time low
0
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2021

Deaths from terrorist attacks by method of attack stacked bar in Somalia, 1970–2021

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for deaths from terrorist attacks by method of attack stacked bar in Somalia is 25, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 58.3% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from terrorist attacks by method of attack stacked bar in Somalia peaked at 367 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1970.

Somalia ranks 8th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Deaths from terrorist attacks by method of attack stacked bar in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Deaths from terrorist attacks by method of attack stacked bar in Somalia, 1970 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1970 0 —
1971 0 —
1972 0 —
1973 0 —
1974 0 —
1975 0 —
1976 0 —
1977 0 —
1978 0 —
1979 0 —
1980 0 —
1981 0 —
1982 0 —
1983 0 —
1984 0 —
1985 0 —
1986 0 —
1987 0 —
1988 0 —
1989 0 —
1990 0 —
1991 0 —
1992 0 —
1994 10 —
1995 25 +150.0%
1996 0 -100.0%
1997 52 —
1998 0 -100.0%
1999 2 —
2000 0 -100.0%
2001 0 —
2002 0 —
2003 0 —
2004 0 —
2005 0 —
2006 0 —
2007 0 —
2008 4 —
2009 85 +2025.0%
2010 48 -43.5%
2011 17 -64.6%
2012 60 +252.9%
2013 110 +83.3%
2014 367 +233.6%
2015 272 -25.9%
2016 77 -71.7%
2017 31 -59.7%
2018 116 +274.2%
2019 77 -33.6%
2020 60 -22.1%
2021 25 -58.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Deaths from terrorist attacks by method of attack stacked bar 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.

YearChange FromTo
2009 +2025.0% 4 85

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0 0 0 10
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 9.89 0 52 9
2000s 8.9 0 85 10
2010s 117.5 17 367 10
2020s 42.5 25 60 2

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 5 Myanmar 41 compare
  2. 6 Syria 35 compare
  3. 7 Mali 27 compare
  4. 9 Iraq 19 compare
  5. 10 Cameroon 11 compare
  6. 10 Ethiopia 11 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from terrorist attacks by method of attack stacked bar in Somalia?
Deaths from terrorist attacks by method of attack stacked bar in Somalia was 25 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from terrorist attacks by method of attack stacked bar recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 367 in 2014.
What is the lowest deaths from terrorist attacks by method of attack stacked bar recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1970.
How does Somalia rank for deaths from terrorist attacks by method of attack stacked bar?
Somalia ranks 8th out of 188 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from terrorist attacks by method of attack stacked bar rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. 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 Deaths from terrorist attacks by method of attack stacked bar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Deaths from terrorist attacks by method of attack stacked bar
Source
Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 9,021 data points, 1970–2021
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