Infant mortality rate in Somalia
Somalia: Infant mortality rate was 6.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Somalia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of infants.
Analysis
In 2023, infant mortality rate in Somalia stood at 6.6%. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.5% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Somalia peaked at 25.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2023.
Somalia ranks 4th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.6% | 14.1% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.5% | 13.0% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.8% | 12.0% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.5% | 10.9% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 10.4% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 9.8% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 7.4% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.6% | 8.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 1,320 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,320 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 161,442 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 160,345 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 166,877 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 165,473 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 172,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 170,886 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Somalia?
- Infant mortality rate in Somalia was 6.6% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for infant mortality rate?
- Somalia ranks 4th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is infant mortality rate 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of newborns who die before reaching the age of one.