Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Somalia
Somalia: Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred was 0 deaths in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 deaths
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
34th
of 196 countries
All-time high
688 deaths
in 1989
All-time low
0 deaths
in 1990
Years of data
37
1989–2025
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Somalia, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Somalia is 0 deaths, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Somalia peaked at 688 deaths in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths, 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.
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Somalia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 688 deaths | — |
| 1990 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 450 deaths | — |
| 1992 | 90 deaths | -80.0% |
| 1993 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1995 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1996 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1997 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1998 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1999 | 37 deaths | — |
| 2000 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2002 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2003 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2004 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2005 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2006 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2007 | 9 deaths | — |
| 2008 | 75 deaths | +733.3% |
| 2009 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 15 deaths | — |
| 2011 | 72 deaths | +380.0% |
| 2012 | 108 deaths | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 124 deaths | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 114 deaths | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 38 deaths | -66.7% |
| 2016 | 81 deaths | +113.2% |
| 2017 | 98 deaths | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 124 deaths | +26.5% |
| 2019 | 93 deaths | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 84 deaths | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 79 deaths | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 68 deaths | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 38 deaths | -44.1% |
| 2024 | 84 deaths | +121.1% |
| 2025 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0 deaths is below the median for low income countries, which is 22 deaths. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +733.3% | 9 deaths | 75 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 688 deaths | 688 deaths | 688 deaths | 1 |
| 1990s | 57.7 deaths | 0 deaths | 450 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.4 deaths | 0 deaths | 75 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.7 deaths | 15 deaths | 124 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.83 deaths | 0 deaths | 84 deaths | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 31 Iran 2 deaths compare
- 31 Iraq 2 deaths compare
- 31 Russia 2 deaths compare
- 34 Albania 0 deaths
- 34 Algeria 0 deaths compare
- 34 Andorra 0 deaths
- 34 Angola 0 deaths compare
- 34 Antigua and Barbuda 0 deaths
- 34 Armenia 0 deaths
- 34 Australia 0 deaths compare
- 34 Austria 0 deaths compare
- 34 Azerbaijan 0 deaths compare
- 34 Bahamas 0 deaths
- 34 Bahrain 0 deaths compare
- 34 Bangladesh 0 deaths compare
- 34 Barbados 0 deaths
- 34 Belarus 0 deaths
- 34 Belgium 0 deaths compare
- 34 Belize 0 deaths
- 34 Bhutan 0 deaths
- 34 Bolivia 0 deaths
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 deaths compare
- 34 Botswana 0 deaths compare
- 34 Brunei 0 deaths
- 34 Bulgaria 0 deaths
- 34 Cambodia 0 deaths compare
- 34 Canada 0 deaths
- 34 Cape Verde 0 deaths
- 34 Chile 0 deaths
- 34 China 0 deaths compare
- 34 Comoros 0 deaths
- 34 Costa Rica 0 deaths
- 34 Cote d'Ivoire 0 deaths compare
- 34 Croatia 0 deaths compare
- 34 Cuba 0 deaths
- 34 Cyprus 0 deaths
- 34 Czechia 0 deaths
- 34 Denmark 0 deaths
- 34 Djibouti 0 deaths compare
- 34 Dominica 0 deaths
- 34 Dominican Republic 0 deaths
- 34 East Timor 0 deaths compare
- 34 Ecuador 0 deaths compare
- 34 Egypt 0 deaths compare
- 34 El Salvador 0 deaths compare
- 34 Equatorial Guinea 0 deaths
- 34 Eritrea 0 deaths compare
- 34 Estonia 0 deaths
- 34 Eswatini 0 deaths compare
- 34 Fiji 0 deaths
- 34 Finland 0 deaths
- 34 France 0 deaths compare
- 34 Gabon 0 deaths
- 34 Gambia 0 deaths compare
- 34 Georgia 0 deaths compare
- 34 Germany 0 deaths compare
- 34 Ghana 0 deaths
- 34 Greece 0 deaths
- 34 Greenland 0 deaths
- 34 Grenada 0 deaths
- 34 Guatemala 0 deaths compare
- 34 Guinea 0 deaths compare
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths
- 34 Guyana 0 deaths compare
- 34 Honduras 0 deaths compare
- 34 Hungary 0 deaths
- 34 Iceland 0 deaths
- 34 Indonesia 0 deaths compare
- 34 Ireland 0 deaths
- 34 Italy 0 deaths
- 34 Jamaica 0 deaths
- 34 Japan 0 deaths
- 34 Jordan 0 deaths compare
- 34 Kazakhstan 0 deaths
- 34 Kenya 0 deaths compare
- 34 Kiribati 0 deaths
- 34 Kuwait 0 deaths compare
- 34 Kyrgyzstan 0 deaths
- 34 Laos 0 deaths compare
- 34 Latvia 0 deaths compare
- 34 Lebanon 0 deaths compare
- 34 Lesotho 0 deaths
- 34 Liberia 0 deaths compare
- 34 Libya 0 deaths compare
- 34 Liechtenstein 0 deaths
- 34 Lithuania 0 deaths compare
- 34 Luxembourg 0 deaths
- 34 Madagascar 0 deaths compare
- 34 Malawi 0 deaths
- 34 Malaysia 0 deaths
- 34 Maldives 0 deaths
- 34 Malta 0 deaths
- 34 Marshall Islands 0 deaths
- 34 Mauritania 0 deaths compare
- 34 Mauritius 0 deaths
- 34 Moldova 0 deaths
- 34 Monaco 0 deaths
- 34 Mongolia 0 deaths
- 34 Montenegro 0 deaths
- 34 Morocco 0 deaths compare
- 34 Namibia 0 deaths compare
- 34 Nauru 0 deaths
- 34 Nepal 0 deaths compare
- 34 Netherlands 0 deaths
- 34 New Zealand 0 deaths
- 34 Nicaragua 0 deaths
- 34 North Korea 0 deaths
- 34 North Macedonia 0 deaths compare
- 34 Norway 0 deaths
- 34 Oman 0 deaths
- 34 Palau 0 deaths
- 34 Panama 0 deaths compare
- 34 Papua New Guinea 0 deaths compare
- 34 Paraguay 0 deaths
- 34 Peru 0 deaths compare
- 34 Poland 0 deaths
- 34 Portugal 0 deaths
- 34 Qatar 0 deaths
- 34 Romania 0 deaths compare
- 34 Rwanda 0 deaths compare
- 34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths
- 34 Saint Lucia 0 deaths
- 34 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 deaths
- 34 Samoa 0 deaths
- 34 San Marino 0 deaths
- 34 Sao Tome and Principe 0 deaths
- 34 Saudi Arabia 0 deaths compare
- 34 Senegal 0 deaths compare
- 34 Serbia 0 deaths compare
- 34 Seychelles 0 deaths
- 34 Sierra Leone 0 deaths compare
- 34 Singapore 0 deaths
- 34 Slovakia 0 deaths
- 34 Slovenia 0 deaths
- 34 Solomon Islands 0 deaths
- 34 South Africa 0 deaths compare
- 34 South Korea 0 deaths
- 34 South Sudan 0 deaths compare
- 34 Spain 0 deaths compare
- 34 Sri Lanka 0 deaths compare
- 34 Suriname 0 deaths
- 34 Sweden 0 deaths compare
- 34 Switzerland 0 deaths
- 34 Taiwan 0 deaths
- 34 Tajikistan 0 deaths compare
- 34 Thailand 0 deaths compare
- 34 Togo 0 deaths compare
- 34 Tonga 0 deaths
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths
- 34 Tunisia 0 deaths compare
- 34 Turkey 0 deaths compare
- 34 Turkmenistan 0 deaths
- 34 Tuvalu 0 deaths
- 34 Uganda 0 deaths compare
- 34 United Arab Emirates 0 deaths
- 34 United Kingdom 0 deaths compare
- 34 United States 0 deaths compare
- 34 Uruguay 0 deaths
- 34 Uzbekistan 0 deaths
- 34 Vanuatu 0 deaths
- 34 Venezuela 0 deaths compare
- 34 Vietnam 0 deaths
- 34 Western Sahara 0 deaths
- 34 Zambia 0 deaths compare
- 34 Zimbabwe 0 deaths compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Somalia?
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Somalia was 0 deaths in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 688 deaths in 1989.
- What is the lowest deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Somalia ranks 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 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 Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Best estimate of the number of deaths of civilians from one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.