Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita was 0.3721 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Somalia, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Somalia stood at 0.3721. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.6952 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3721, in 2023.
That places Somalia 4th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.5101 | — |
| 2011 | 0.6952 | +36.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5083 | -26.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4423 | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4353 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4284 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4215 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4675 | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4335 | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3988 | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3891 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3812 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4464 | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3721 | -16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4741 | 0.3988 | 0.6952 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3972 | 0.3721 | 0.4464 | 4 |
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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)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0535 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.045 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Somalia?
- Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Somalia was 0.3721 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6952 in 2011.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3721 in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Somalia ranks 4th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.