Mortality rate, under-5, female in Somalia
Somalia: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 95.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
95.2 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
3rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
368.3 per 1,000 live births
in 1992
All-time low
95.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, 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
In 2024, mortality rate, under-5, female in Somalia stood at 95.2 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Somalia peaked at 368.3 per 1,000 live births in 1992 and was at its lowest, 95.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Somalia 3rd out of 196 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, under-5, female in Somalia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 191.1 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1984 | 187.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 185.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 183.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 180.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 178.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 175.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 172.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 358.2 per 1,000 live births | +108.1% |
| 1992 | 368.3 per 1,000 live births | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 360.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 165.4 per 1,000 live births | -54.1% |
| 1995 | 165.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 165.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 165.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 165.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 165.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 165.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 165.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 165.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 165.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 165.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 165.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 165 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 163 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 159.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 155.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 179.4 per 1,000 live births | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 355.8 per 1,000 live births | +98.3% |
| 2012 | 178.5 per 1,000 live births | -49.8% |
| 2013 | 136 per 1,000 live births | -23.8% |
| 2014 | 131.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 127.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 123.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 150.1 per 1,000 live births | +21.2% |
| 2018 | 130.1 per 1,000 live births | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 112 per 1,000 live births | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 108.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 104.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 136.9 per 1,000 live births | +30.8% |
| 2023 | 98.5 per 1,000 live births | -28.0% |
| 2024 | 95.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 183.13 per 1,000 live births | 175.7 per 1,000 live births | 191.1 per 1,000 live births | 7 |
| 1990s | 225.2 per 1,000 live births | 165.4 per 1,000 live births | 368.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 163.72 per 1,000 live births | 155.2 per 1,000 live births | 165.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 162.44 per 1,000 live births | 112 per 1,000 live births | 355.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.74 per 1,000 live births | 95.2 per 1,000 live births | 136.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3,622 (2025)
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- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Somalia?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Somalia was 95.2 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, under-5, female recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 368.3 per 1,000 live births in 1992.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Somalia ranks 3rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.