Food supply vs life expectancy in Somalia
Somalia: Food supply vs life expectancy was 58.82 in 2023. β² Rising
Food supply vs life expectancy in Somalia, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food supply vs life expectancy in Somalia is 58.82, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food supply vs life expectancy in Somalia peaked at 58.82 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.03, in 1992.
Somalia ranks 224th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.4 | 41.45 | 43.34 | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.5 | 43.54 | 45.45 | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.86 | 44.26 | 47.41 | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.64 | 43.93 | 49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.1 | 25.03 | 50.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.01 | 50.69 | 52.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.35 | 32.45 | 57.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.39 | 53.93 | 58.82 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 221 Benin 60.77 compare
- 222 Guinea 60.74 compare
- 223 Mali 60.44 compare
- 225 South Sudan, Republic of 57.62 compare
- 226 Central African Republic 57.41 compare
- 227 Lesotho, Kingdom of 57.38 compare
More health data for Somalia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1,320 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,320 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 207,650 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 230,125 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 2.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 213,075 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food supply vs life expectancy in Somalia?
- Food supply vs life expectancy in Somalia was 58.82 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food supply vs life expectancy recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.82 in 2023.
- What is the lowest food supply vs life expectancy recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.03 in 1992.
- How does Somalia rank for food supply vs life expectancy?
- Somalia ranks 224th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food supply vs life expectancy rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 Food supply vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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