Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Somalia
Somalia: Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years was 9.39 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
9.39
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
6th
of 194 countries
All-time high
13.84
in 2010
All-time low
9.39
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Somalia, 1990–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Somalia stood at 9.39. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Somalia peaked at 13.84 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.39, in 2020.
That places Somalia 6th out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.38 | — |
| 1991 | 13.17 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 13.03 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 12.97 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 12.95 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 12.95 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.95 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.95 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.95 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.95 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.95 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.95 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.95 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.95 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.95 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.95 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.91 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 12.8 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 12.59 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 12.32 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 13.84 | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 13.53 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 11.47 | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 11.18 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 10.9 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 10.64 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 10.39 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 10.13 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 9.86 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 9.63 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 9.39 | -2.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 9.39 is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.55, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 9.39 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.84, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.03 | 12.95 | 13.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.83 | 12.32 | 12.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.16 | 9.63 | 13.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.39 | 9.39 | 9.39 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 3 Chad 10.91 compare
- 4 Côte d'Ivoire 10.64 compare
- 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.51 compare
- 7 Cameroon 9.16 compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 9.04 compare
- 9 Burundi 8.99 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 among children ages 10 to 14 years in Somalia?
- Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Somalia was 9.39 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.84 in 2010.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.39 in 2020.
- How does Somalia rank for mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years?
- Somalia ranks 6th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years (per 1000 children aged 10). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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