Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Somalia
Somalia: Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate was -2.88 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Somalia, 1984–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Somalia recorded -2.88 % change on previous year for infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 87.7% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Somalia peaked at 97.1 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -50.87 % change on previous year, in 1994.
Somalia ranks 120th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -0.135 % change on previous year | — |
| 1985 | 0.0439 % change on previous year | -132.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3352 % change on previous year | +663.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2265 % change on previous year | -32.4% |
| 1988 | -0.0131 % change on previous year | -105.8% |
| 1989 | -0.3421 % change on previous year | +2513.7% |
| 1990 | -0.8328 % change on previous year | +143.4% |
| 1991 | 97.1 % change on previous year | -11758.5% |
| 1992 | 3.06 % change on previous year | -96.9% |
| 1993 | -2.14 % change on previous year | -170.0% |
| 1994 | -50.87 % change on previous year | +2278.3% |
| 1995 | 0.019 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1996 | -0.0226 % change on previous year | -219.0% |
| 1997 | -0.009 % change on previous year | -60.0% |
| 1998 | -0.0823 % change on previous year | +810.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0217 % change on previous year | -126.4% |
| 2000 | -0.0525 % change on previous year | -341.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0118 % change on previous year | -122.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0109 % change on previous year | -7.7% |
| 2003 | -0.0462 % change on previous year | -525.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0498 % change on previous year | -207.9% |
| 2005 | -0.0181 % change on previous year | -136.3% |
| 2006 | -0.3278 % change on previous year | +1710.3% |
| 2007 | -0.9411 % change on previous year | +187.1% |
| 2008 | -1.86 % change on previous year | +97.2% |
| 2009 | -2.23 % change on previous year | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 13.57 % change on previous year | -708.5% |
| 2011 | 88.44 % change on previous year | +551.9% |
| 2012 | -46.98 % change on previous year | -153.1% |
| 2013 | -20.24 % change on previous year | -56.9% |
| 2014 | -2.64 % change on previous year | -86.9% |
| 2015 | -2.83 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 2016 | -2.66 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 17.23 % change on previous year | -747.5% |
| 2018 | -11.23 % change on previous year | -165.2% |
| 2019 | -11.39 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2020 | -2.55 % change on previous year | -77.6% |
| 2021 | -2.55 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 24.17 % change on previous year | -1048.5% |
| 2023 | -23.36 % change on previous year | -196.6% |
| 2024 | -2.88 % change on previous year | -87.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +11758.5% | -0.8328 % change on previous year | 97.1 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | -2513.7% | -0.0131 % change on previous year | -0.3421 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | -2278.3% | -2.14 % change on previous year | -50.87 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | -1710.3% | -0.0181 % change on previous year | -0.3278 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0192 % change on previous year | -0.3421 % change on previous year | 0.3352 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 1990s | 4.62 % change on previous year | -50.87 % change on previous year | 97.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5399 % change on previous year | -2.23 % change on previous year | 0.0498 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.13 % change on previous year | -46.98 % change on previous year | 88.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.43 % change on previous year | -23.36 % change on previous year | 24.17 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 117 British Virgin Islands -2.86 % change on previous year compare
- 118 Guinea-Bissau -2.86 % change on previous year compare
- 119 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of -2.87 % change on previous year compare
- 121 Côte d'Ivoire -2.88 % change on previous year compare
- 122 Guatemala -2.88 % change on previous year compare
- 123 Turks and Caicos Islands -2.89 % change on previous year 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Somalia?
- Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Somalia was -2.88 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -50.87 % change on previous year in 1994.
- How does Somalia rank for infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate?
- Somalia ranks 120th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Infant mortality by sex Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.