Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in Somalia
Somalia: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) was 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, infant 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
In 2024, mortality rate, infant in Somalia stood at 65.4 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Somalia peaked at 223.2 per 1,000 live births in 1992 and was at its lowest, 65.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Somalia 4th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 107.2 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1984 | 106.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 107 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 107.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 107.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 107.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 107.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 106.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 216.4 per 1,000 live births | +103.6% |
| 1992 | 223.2 per 1,000 live births | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 218.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 103.9 per 1,000 live births | -52.4% |
| 1995 | 103.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 103.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 103.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 103.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 103.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 103.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 103.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 103.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 103.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 103.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 103.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 103.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 102.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 100.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 98.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 112.5 per 1,000 live births | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 217.6 per 1,000 live births | +93.4% |
| 2012 | 112.2 per 1,000 live births | -48.4% |
| 2013 | 88.4 per 1,000 live births | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 86 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 83.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 81.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 96.5 per 1,000 live births | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 85.1 per 1,000 live births | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 75 per 1,000 live births | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 72.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 70.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 89.2 per 1,000 live births | +25.8% |
| 2023 | 67.3 per 1,000 live births | -24.6% |
| 2024 | 65.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 65.4 per 1,000 live births is above the median for low income countries, which is 43 per 1,000 live births, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 65.4 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2 per 1,000 live births, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) 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 | +103.6% | 106.3 per 1,000 live births | 216.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2011 | +93.4% | 112.5 per 1,000 live births | 217.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 1994 | -52.4% | 218.5 per 1,000 live births | 103.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2012 | -48.4% | 217.6 per 1,000 live births | 112.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2022 | +25.8% | 70.9 per 1,000 live births | 89.2 per 1,000 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 107.29 per 1,000 live births | 106.9 per 1,000 live births | 107.7 per 1,000 live births | 7 |
| 1990s | 138.78 per 1,000 live births | 103.9 per 1,000 live births | 223.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.83 per 1,000 live births | 98.4 per 1,000 live births | 103.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.85 per 1,000 live births | 75 per 1,000 live births | 217.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.14 per 1,000 live births | 65.4 per 1,000 live births | 89.2 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Somalia?
- Mortality rate, infant in Somalia was 65.4 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 recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 223.2 per 1,000 live births in 1992.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Somalia ranks 4th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.