Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Somalia
Somalia: Maternal mortality ratio who gho was 562.59 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Somalia, 1985β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality ratio who gho in Somalia is 562.59, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio who gho in Somalia peaked at 1,465 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 562.59, in 2023.
Somalia ranks 6th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,426 | 1,393 | 1,465 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,256 | 1,170 | 1,431 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,089 | 994.9 | 1,150 | 10 |
| 2010s | 823.67 | 655.77 | 1,062 | 10 |
| 2020s | 641.36 | 562.59 | 725.88 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 3 South Sudan 691.82 compare
- 4 Central African Republic 691.74 compare
- 5 Liberia 627.72 compare
- 7 Afghanistan 520.5 compare
- 8 Benin 518.23 compare
- 9 Guinea-Bissau 505.37 compare
More health data for Somalia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio who gho in Somalia?
- Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Somalia was 562.59 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio who gho recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,465 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio who gho recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 562.59 in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for maternal mortality ratio who gho?
- Somalia ranks 6th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio who gho rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. 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 Maternal mortality ratio who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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