Mortality rate, infant, female in Somalia
Somalia: Mortality rate, infant, female was 60 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
60 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
4th
of 197 countries
All-time high
216 per 1,000 live births
in 1992
All-time low
60 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Somalia, 1983–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant, female in Somalia is 60 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Somalia peaked at 216 per 1,000 live births in 1992 and was at its lowest, 60 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Somalia ranks 4th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, female in Somalia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 99.6 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1984 | 99.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 99.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 100 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 100.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 100.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 100 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 99 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 209 per 1,000 live births | +111.1% |
| 1992 | 216 per 1,000 live births | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 211.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 96.8 per 1,000 live births | -54.2% |
| 1995 | 96.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 96.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 96.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 97 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 97 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 97 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 97 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 97 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 96.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 95.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 93.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 91.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 105.7 per 1,000 live births | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 210.7 per 1,000 live births | +99.3% |
| 2012 | 105.7 per 1,000 live births | -49.8% |
| 2013 | 81.8 per 1,000 live births | -22.6% |
| 2014 | 79.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 77.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 75.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 90.4 per 1,000 live births | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 79.1 per 1,000 live births | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 68.9 per 1,000 live births | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 67.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 65.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 83.5 per 1,000 live births | +28.3% |
| 2023 | 61.6 per 1,000 live births | -26.2% |
| 2024 | 60 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.89 per 1,000 live births | 99.5 per 1,000 live births | 100.3 per 1,000 live births | 7 |
| 1990s | 131.67 per 1,000 live births | 96.8 per 1,000 live births | 216 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.93 per 1,000 live births | 91.6 per 1,000 live births | 97.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.42 per 1,000 live births | 68.9 per 1,000 live births | 210.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.48 per 1,000 live births | 60 per 1,000 live births | 83.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0081 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0071 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Somalia?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Somalia was 60 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 216 per 1,000 live births in 1992.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Somalia ranks 4th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.