Infant mortality rate wdi in Somalia
Somalia: Infant mortality rate wdi was 6 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
4th
of 199 countries
All-time high
21.6
in 1992
All-time low
6
in 2024
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Infant mortality rate wdi in Somalia, 1983–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate wdi in Somalia is 6, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate wdi in Somalia peaked at 21.6 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2024.
Somalia ranks 4th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 9.99 | 9.95 | 10.03 | 7 |
| 1990s | 13.17 | 9.68 | 21.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.59 | 9.16 | 9.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.74 | 6.89 | 21.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.75 | 6 | 8.35 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- 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)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 210,219 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate wdi in Somalia?
- Infant mortality rate wdi in Somalia was 6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate wdi recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6 in 1992.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate wdi recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for infant mortality rate wdi?
- Somalia ranks 4th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate wdi rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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 rate wdi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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