Mortality from ncds gender in Somalia
Somalia: Mortality from ncds gender was 28.1 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
28.1
Change on year
down 12.7%
World rank
36th
of 185 countries
All-time high
37.3
in 2000
All-time low
28.1
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Mortality from ncds gender in Somalia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 28.1 for mortality from ncds gender in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.7% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from ncds gender in Somalia peaked at 37.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.1, in 2021.
That places Somalia 36th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mortality from ncds gender in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.3 | — |
| 2001 | 36.9 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 36.5 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 36.2 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 36.1 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 35.8 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 35.4 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 35.1 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 35.3 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 35.2 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 34.3 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 32.9 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 33.6 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 33.9 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 33.6 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 33.3 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 33 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 32.8 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 32.5 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 32.2 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 32.2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 28.1 | -12.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 28.1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 25.9, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 28.1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.5, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.98 | 35.1 | 37.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.21 | 32.2 | 34.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.15 | 28.1 | 32.2 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 33 Papua New Guinea 28.4 compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 28.4 compare
- 35 Guinea-Bissau 28.2 compare
- 37 Kazakhstan 28 compare
- 37 Yemen 28 compare
- 39 Togo 27.9 compare
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 mortality from ncds gender in Somalia?
- Mortality from ncds gender in Somalia was 28.1 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1 in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for mortality from ncds gender?
- Somalia ranks 36th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality from ncds gender rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 Mortality from ncds gender. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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