Mortality rate, adult, male in Somalia
Somalia: Mortality rate, adult, male was 323.89 per 1,000 male adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
323.89 per 1,000 male adults
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
11th
of 218 countries
All-time high
709.24 per 1,000 male adults
in 1991
All-time low
323.89 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, adult, male in Somalia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 male adults.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 323.89 per 1,000 male adults for mortality rate, adult, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, adult, male in Somalia peaked at 709.24 per 1,000 male adults in 1991 and was at its lowest, 323.89 per 1,000 male adults, in 2024.
Somalia ranks 11th 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, male in Somalia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 442.85 per 1,000 male adults | — |
| 1961 | 441.64 per 1,000 male adults | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 438.26 per 1,000 male adults | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 435.76 per 1,000 male adults | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 433.5 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 430.85 per 1,000 male adults | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 428.46 per 1,000 male adults | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 426.13 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 423.85 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 421.62 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 419.5 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 417.34 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 415.13 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 412.99 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 432.31 per 1,000 male adults | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 429.88 per 1,000 male adults | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 427.51 per 1,000 male adults | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 404.97 per 1,000 male adults | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 412.81 per 1,000 male adults | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 401.04 per 1,000 male adults | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 399.02 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 396.98 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 395.28 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 393.2 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 391.13 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 395.18 per 1,000 male adults | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 394.55 per 1,000 male adults | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 385.82 per 1,000 male adults | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 581.47 per 1,000 male adults | +50.7% |
| 1989 | 522.56 per 1,000 male adults | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 522.24 per 1,000 male adults | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 709.24 per 1,000 male adults | +35.8% |
| 1992 | 676.21 per 1,000 male adults | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 374.04 per 1,000 male adults | -44.7% |
| 1994 | 379.03 per 1,000 male adults | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 376.48 per 1,000 male adults | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 378.48 per 1,000 male adults | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 376.5 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 370.99 per 1,000 male adults | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 374.16 per 1,000 male adults | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 370.29 per 1,000 male adults | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 369.02 per 1,000 male adults | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 369.17 per 1,000 male adults | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 373.58 per 1,000 male adults | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 375.86 per 1,000 male adults | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 372.14 per 1,000 male adults | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 376.62 per 1,000 male adults | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 381.03 per 1,000 male adults | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 374.26 per 1,000 male adults | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 362.82 per 1,000 male adults | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 406.82 per 1,000 male adults | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 568.47 per 1,000 male adults | +39.7% |
| 2012 | 402.05 per 1,000 male adults | -29.3% |
| 2013 | 354.94 per 1,000 male adults | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 356.87 per 1,000 male adults | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 349.07 per 1,000 male adults | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 354.04 per 1,000 male adults | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 376.1 per 1,000 male adults | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 351.94 per 1,000 male adults | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 324.43 per 1,000 male adults | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 330.81 per 1,000 male adults | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 378.55 per 1,000 male adults | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 359.77 per 1,000 male adults | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 325.45 per 1,000 male adults | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 323.89 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 323.89 per 1,000 male adults is above the median for low income countries, which is 268.15 per 1,000 male adults, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 323.89 per 1,000 male adults is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 270.07 per 1,000 male adults, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate, adult, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +50.7% | 385.82 per 1,000 male adults | 581.47 per 1,000 male adults |
| 1993 | -44.7% | 676.21 per 1,000 male adults | 374.04 per 1,000 male adults |
| 2011 | +39.7% | 406.82 per 1,000 male adults | 568.47 per 1,000 male adults |
| 1991 | +35.8% | 522.24 per 1,000 male adults | 709.24 per 1,000 male adults |
| 2012 | -29.3% | 568.47 per 1,000 male adults | 402.05 per 1,000 male adults |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 432.29 per 1,000 male adults | 421.62 per 1,000 male adults | 442.85 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1970s | 417.35 per 1,000 male adults | 401.04 per 1,000 male adults | 432.31 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1980s | 425.52 per 1,000 male adults | 385.82 per 1,000 male adults | 581.47 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1990s | 453.74 per 1,000 male adults | 370.99 per 1,000 male adults | 709.24 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2000s | 372.48 per 1,000 male adults | 362.82 per 1,000 male adults | 381.03 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2010s | 384.47 per 1,000 male adults | 324.43 per 1,000 male adults | 568.47 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 343.69 per 1,000 male adults | 323.89 per 1,000 male adults | 378.55 per 1,000 male adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 8 South Africa 353.7 per 1,000 male adults compare
- 9 Kenya 353.35 per 1,000 male adults compare
- 10 Eswatini 346.97 per 1,000 male adults compare
- 12 Côte d'Ivoire 318.01 per 1,000 male adults compare
- 13 Mozambique 312.58 per 1,000 male adults compare
- 14 Tuvalu 310.27 per 1,000 male 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, male in Somalia?
- Mortality rate, adult, male in Somalia was 323.89 per 1,000 male adults in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 709.24 per 1,000 male adults in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 323.89 per 1,000 male adults in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for mortality rate, adult, male?
- Somalia ranks 11th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, adult, male rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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, male (per 1,000 male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult mortality rate, male, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old male dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.