Infant mortality vs prenatal care in Somalia
Somalia: Infant mortality vs prenatal care was 6.54 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality vs prenatal care in Somalia, 1983–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, infant mortality vs prenatal care in Somalia stood at 6.54. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality vs prenatal care in Somalia peaked at 22.32 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6.54, 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.
Infant mortality vs prenatal care in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 10.72 | — |
| 1984 | 10.69 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 10.7 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 10.73 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 10.77 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 10.77 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 10.72 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 10.63 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 21.64 | +103.6% |
| 1992 | 22.32 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 21.85 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 10.39 | -52.4% |
| 1995 | 10.39 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10.39 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10.39 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10.39 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.39 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.39 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.39 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.39 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.39 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.39 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.39 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.35 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 10.25 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 10.05 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 9.84 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 11.25 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 21.76 | +93.4% |
| 2012 | 11.22 | -48.4% |
| 2013 | 8.84 | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 8.6 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 8.37 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 8.15 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 9.65 | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 8.51 | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 7.5 | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 7.29 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 7.09 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 8.92 | +25.8% |
| 2023 | 6.73 | -24.6% |
| 2024 | 6.54 | -2.8% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 6.54 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.3, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 6.54 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.72, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Infant mortality vs prenatal care 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% | 10.63 | 21.64 |
| 2011 | +93.4% | 11.25 | 21.76 |
| 1994 | -52.4% | 21.85 | 10.39 |
| 2012 | -48.4% | 21.76 | 11.22 |
| 2022 | +25.8% | 7.09 | 8.92 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.73 | 10.69 | 10.77 | 7 |
| 1990s | 13.88 | 10.39 | 22.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.28 | 9.84 | 10.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.38 | 7.5 | 21.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.31 | 6.54 | 8.92 | 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 vs prenatal care in Somalia?
- Infant mortality vs prenatal care in Somalia was 6.54 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality vs prenatal care recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.32 in 1992.
- What is the lowest infant mortality vs prenatal care recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.54 in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for infant mortality vs prenatal care?
- Somalia ranks 4th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality vs prenatal care rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. 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 vs prenatal care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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