Infant mortality by sex in Somalia
Somalia: Infant mortality by sex was 7.06 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Infant mortality by sex in Somalia, 1983β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality by sex in Somalia is 7.06, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality by sex in Somalia peaked at 23 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 7.06, in 2024.
That places Somalia 4th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.42 | 11.39 | 11.46 | 7 |
| 1990s | 14.55 | 11.05 | 23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.93 | 10.46 | 11.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.98 | 8.04 | 22.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.85 | 7.06 | 9.48 | 5 |
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,320 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality by sex in Somalia?
- Infant mortality by sex in Somalia was 7.06 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality by sex recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 23 in 1992.
- What is the lowest infant mortality by sex recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.06 in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for infant mortality by sex?
- Somalia ranks 4th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality by sex rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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