Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Somalia
Somalia: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 14.09 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Somalia, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Somalia is 14.09, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Somalia peaked at 75.8 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 14.09, in 2024.
Somalia ranks 3rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 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% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 14.09 is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.76, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 14.09 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.7, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 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 | +179.9% | 25.97 | 72.7 |
| 2011 | +156.3% | 29.19 | 74.81 |
| 1994 | -66.2% | 73.62 | 24.88 |
| 2012 | -60.3% | 74.81 | 29.72 |
| 2022 | +49.4% | 15.56 | 23.24 |
| 2023 | -37.3% | 23.24 | 14.57 |
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, State of 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)
- 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 5 to 9 years in Somalia?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Somalia was 14.09 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8 in 1992.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.09 in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Somalia ranks 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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