Infant mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Somalia
Somalia: Infant mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 65.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Somalia, 1983–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Somalia is 65.4, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Somalia peaked at 223.23 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 65.4, in 2024.
Somalia ranks 4th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 107.16 | — |
| 1984 | 106.91 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 106.97 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 107.28 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 107.66 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 107.68 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 107.25 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 106.29 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 216.41 | +103.6% |
| 1992 | 223.23 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 218.46 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 103.87 | -52.5% |
| 1995 | 103.89 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 103.89 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 103.89 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 103.89 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 103.89 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 103.89 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 103.89 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 103.89 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 103.89 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 103.89 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 103.86 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 103.53 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 102.48 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 100.51 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 98.36 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 112.54 | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 217.57 | +93.3% |
| 2012 | 112.23 | -48.4% |
| 2013 | 88.43 | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 85.99 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 83.69 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 81.5 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 96.46 | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 85.12 | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 74.99 | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 72.93 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 70.93 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 89.24 | +25.8% |
| 2023 | 67.26 | -24.6% |
| 2024 | 65.4 | -2.8% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 65.4 is above the median for low income countries, which is 42.97, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 65.4 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.19, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Infant mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024) 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 | +103.6% | 106.29 | 216.41 |
| 2011 | +93.3% | 112.54 | 217.57 |
| 1994 | -52.5% | 218.46 | 103.87 |
| 2012 | -48.4% | 217.57 | 112.23 |
| 2022 | +25.8% | 70.93 | 89.24 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 107.27 | 106.91 | 107.68 | 7 |
| 1990s | 138.77 | 103.87 | 223.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.82 | 98.36 | 103.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.85 | 74.99 | 217.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.15 | 65.4 | 89.24 | 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)
- 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 infant mortality rate in Somalia?
- Infant mortality rate in Somalia was 65.4 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 223.23 in 1992.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.4 in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for infant mortality rate?
- Somalia ranks 4th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Infant mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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