Mortality rate age 5-9 in Somalia
Somalia: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 14.09 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Somalia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 5-9 in Somalia is 14.09, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in Somalia peaked at 75.8 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 14.09, in 2024.
That places Somalia 3rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.97 | — |
| 1991 | 72.7 | +179.9% |
| 1992 | 75.8 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 73.62 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 24.88 | -66.2% |
| 1995 | 24.88 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 24.88 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 24.88 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 24.88 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 24.88 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 24.88 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 24.88 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24.88 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24.88 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24.88 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24.87 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 24.78 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 24.47 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 23.89 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 23.24 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 29.19 | +25.6% |
| 2011 | 74.81 | +156.3% |
| 2012 | 29.72 | -60.3% |
| 2013 | 20.35 | -31.5% |
| 2014 | 19.67 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 19.02 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 18.41 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 24.78 | +34.6% |
| 2018 | 20.46 | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 16.65 | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 16.1 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 15.56 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 23.24 | +49.4% |
| 2023 | 14.57 | -37.3% |
| 2024 | 14.09 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.73 | 24.88 | 75.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.56 | 23.24 | 24.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.31 | 16.65 | 74.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.71 | 14.09 | 23.24 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 Palestine 28.14 compare
- 2 Niger 17.82 compare
- 4 Sierra Leone 13.71 compare
- 5 Nigeria 13.47 compare
- 6 South Sudan 13.45 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2294 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2361 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-9 in Somalia?
- Mortality rate age 5-9 in Somalia was 14.09 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8 in 1992.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.09 in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
- Somalia ranks 3rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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