Mortality rate, adult, female in Somalia
Somalia: Mortality rate, adult, female was 230.83 per 1,000 female adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
230.83 per 1,000 female adults
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
15th
of 218 countries
All-time high
563.92 per 1,000 female adults
in 1992
All-time low
230.83 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, adult, female in Somalia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 female adults.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 230.83 per 1,000 female adults for mortality rate, adult, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, adult, female in Somalia peaked at 563.92 per 1,000 female adults in 1992 and was at its lowest, 230.83 per 1,000 female adults, in 2024.
Somalia ranks 15th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, adult, female in Somalia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 385.91 per 1,000 female adults | — |
| 1961 | 384.11 per 1,000 female adults | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 381.12 per 1,000 female adults | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 378.76 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 376.61 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 374.13 per 1,000 female adults | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 371.87 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 369.67 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 367.52 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 365.43 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 363.44 per 1,000 female adults | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 361.42 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 359.34 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 357.5 per 1,000 female adults | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 373.87 per 1,000 female adults | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 371.72 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 369.54 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 350.33 per 1,000 female adults | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 349.17 per 1,000 female adults | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 346.67 per 1,000 female adults | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 344.8 per 1,000 female adults | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 342.93 per 1,000 female adults | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 341.06 per 1,000 female adults | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 339.17 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 337.28 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 341.55 per 1,000 female adults | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 340.48 per 1,000 female adults | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 331.79 per 1,000 female adults | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 361.58 per 1,000 female adults | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 336.01 per 1,000 female adults | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 333.38 per 1,000 female adults | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 554.21 per 1,000 female adults | +66.2% |
| 1992 | 563.92 per 1,000 female adults | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 317.8 per 1,000 female adults | -43.6% |
| 1994 | 322.07 per 1,000 female adults | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 316.6 per 1,000 female adults | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 318.38 per 1,000 female adults | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 319.39 per 1,000 female adults | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 316.5 per 1,000 female adults | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 318.4 per 1,000 female adults | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 317.18 per 1,000 female adults | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 315.8 per 1,000 female adults | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 315.98 per 1,000 female adults | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 316.36 per 1,000 female adults | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 316.77 per 1,000 female adults | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 314.52 per 1,000 female adults | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 313.61 per 1,000 female adults | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 314.49 per 1,000 female adults | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 307.83 per 1,000 female adults | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 302.41 per 1,000 female adults | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 325.33 per 1,000 female adults | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 478.75 per 1,000 female adults | +47.2% |
| 2012 | 321.38 per 1,000 female adults | -32.9% |
| 2013 | 282.41 per 1,000 female adults | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 277.05 per 1,000 female adults | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 271.57 per 1,000 female adults | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 268.43 per 1,000 female adults | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 291.37 per 1,000 female adults | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 269.98 per 1,000 female adults | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 250.97 per 1,000 female adults | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 258.46 per 1,000 female adults | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 300.42 per 1,000 female adults | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 270.92 per 1,000 female adults | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 232.38 per 1,000 female adults | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 230.83 per 1,000 female adults | -0.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 230.83 per 1,000 female adults is above the median for low income countries, which is 191.81 per 1,000 female adults, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 230.83 per 1,000 female adults is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 194.42 per 1,000 female adults, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate, adult, female 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 | +66.2% | 333.38 per 1,000 female adults | 554.21 per 1,000 female adults |
| 2011 | +47.2% | 325.33 per 1,000 female adults | 478.75 per 1,000 female adults |
| 1993 | -43.6% | 563.92 per 1,000 female adults | 317.8 per 1,000 female adults |
| 2012 | -32.9% | 478.75 per 1,000 female adults | 321.38 per 1,000 female adults |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 375.51 per 1,000 female adults | 365.43 per 1,000 female adults | 385.91 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1970s | 360.3 per 1,000 female adults | 346.67 per 1,000 female adults | 373.87 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1980s | 341.66 per 1,000 female adults | 331.79 per 1,000 female adults | 361.58 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1990s | 368.07 per 1,000 female adults | 316.5 per 1,000 female adults | 563.92 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2000s | 313.5 per 1,000 female adults | 302.41 per 1,000 female adults | 317.18 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2010s | 303.73 per 1,000 female adults | 250.97 per 1,000 female adults | 478.75 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 258.6 per 1,000 female adults | 230.83 per 1,000 female adults | 300.42 per 1,000 female adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 12 Togo 237.17 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 13 South Africa 234.18 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 14 Guinea 232.86 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 16 Eswatini 230.65 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 17 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 219.2 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 18 Burundi 216.85 per 1,000 female adults 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, adult, female in Somalia?
- Mortality rate, adult, female in Somalia was 230.83 per 1,000 female adults in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 563.92 per 1,000 female adults in 1992.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 230.83 per 1,000 female adults in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for mortality rate, adult, female?
- Somalia ranks 15th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, adult, female rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.