Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Somalia
Somalia: Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases was 27.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Somalia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Somalia is 27.6%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Somalia peaked at 33.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2021.
That places Somalia 15th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2% | 31.4% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 29.2% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 27.6% | 29.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 12 Zimbabwe 31.2% compare
- 13 Central African Republic 30.8% compare
- 14 Papua New Guinea 28.5% compare
- 16 Eritrea 27.3% compare
- 17 Tonga 26.9% compare
- 18 Mozambique 26.6% compare
More health data for Somalia
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- 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 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 expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Somalia?
- Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Somalia was 27.6% in 2021, according to World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases?
- Somalia ranks 15th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated share of 30-year-olds who would die before their 70th birthday from common non-communicable diseases: any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease.