Infant mortality rate in Somalia
Somalia: Infant mortality rate was 6.54 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Somalia, 1983–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 6.54 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate 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 22.32 deaths per 100 live births in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6.54 deaths per 100 live births, 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 | 10.73 deaths per 100 live births | 10.69 deaths per 100 live births | 10.77 deaths per 100 live births | 7 |
| 1990s | 13.88 deaths per 100 live births | 10.39 deaths per 100 live births | 22.32 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.28 deaths per 100 live births | 9.84 deaths per 100 live births | 10.39 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.39 deaths per 100 live births | 7.5 deaths per 100 live births | 21.76 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.32 deaths per 100 live births | 6.54 deaths per 100 live births | 8.92 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 South Sudan 7.19 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 2 Nigeria 6.98 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 3 Niger 6.56 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 5 Liberia 6.32 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 6 Zimbabwe 6.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 7 Guinea 5.98 deaths per 100 live births compare
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 by region 1,320 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 1,320 deaths (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 in Somalia?
- Infant mortality rate in Somalia was 6.54 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.32 deaths per 100 live births in 1992.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.54 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for infant mortality rate?
- Somalia ranks 4th out of 199 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .