Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Somalia
Somalia: Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child was 5.04 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Somalia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 5.04 for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in 2023.
That represents a change of up 15.3% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Somalia peaked at 8.91 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2.36, in 2011.
That places Somalia 115th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.94 | — |
| 1951 | 2.94 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 2.94 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 2.93 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 2.93 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 2.93 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 2.92 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 2.92 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 2.92 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 2.91 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 2.91 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 2.94 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 2.95 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 2.95 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.95 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.95 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2.95 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 2.95 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 2.95 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.95 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.95 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 2.94 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.94 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.94 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.86 | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 2.86 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.86 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 2.93 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 3.25 | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 2.92 | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 2.92 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 2.91 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 2.91 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 2.9 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.89 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 2.84 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 2.87 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.93 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 8.91 | +204.6% |
| 1989 | 7.94 | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 8.06 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 3.62 | -55.1% |
| 1992 | 2.38 | -34.3% |
| 1993 | 3.01 | +26.5% |
| 1994 | 2.99 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 3.14 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 3.13 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 2.96 | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 2.92 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 2.94 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.85 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 2.86 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.85 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 3 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 3.07 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 3.03 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 3.24 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 3.39 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 3.43 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 3.23 | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 3.73 | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 2.36 | -36.8% |
| 2012 | 3.7 | +57.0% |
| 2013 | 3.85 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 4.16 | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 4.1 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 4.46 | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 4.09 | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 4.22 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 4.07 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 4.1 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 4.03 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.37 | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 5.04 | +15.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 5.04 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.25, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 5.04 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.44, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +204.6% | 2.93 | 8.91 |
| 2012 | +57.0% | 2.36 | 3.7 |
| 1991 | -55.1% | 8.06 | 3.62 |
| 2011 | -36.8% | 3.73 | 2.36 |
| 1992 | -34.3% | 3.62 | 2.38 |
| 1993 | +26.5% | 2.38 | 3.01 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.93 | 2.91 | 2.94 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.94 | 2.91 | 2.95 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.95 | 2.86 | 3.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4 | 2.84 | 8.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.52 | 2.38 | 8.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.09 | 2.85 | 3.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.87 | 2.36 | 4.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.38 | 4.03 | 5.04 | 4 |
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 difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Somalia?
- Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Somalia was 5.04 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.91 in 1988.
- What is the lowest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.36 in 2011.
- How does Somalia rank for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child?
- Somalia ranks 115th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. 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 Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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