Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Somalia

Somalia: Mortality rates age 25 by sex was 0.6657 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.6657
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
3rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.05
in 1991
All-time low
0.5424
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Somalia, 1950–2023

0.511.52195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 0.6657 for mortality rates age 25 by sex in 2023.

The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rates age 25 by sex in Somalia peaked at 2.05 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.5424, in 2020.

That places Somalia 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Somalia, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 0.9522 —
1951 0.9451 -0.7%
1952 0.9381 -0.7%
1953 0.9311 -0.7%
1954 0.9241 -0.7%
1955 0.9173 -0.7%
1956 0.9104 -0.7%
1957 0.9037 -0.7%
1958 0.897 -0.7%
1959 0.8904 -0.7%
1960 0.8838 -0.7%
1961 0.8802 -0.4%
1962 0.8709 -1.1%
1963 0.8641 -0.8%
1964 0.8578 -0.7%
1965 0.8509 -0.8%
1966 0.8445 -0.8%
1967 0.8382 -0.7%
1968 0.8322 -0.7%
1969 0.8263 -0.7%
1970 0.8207 -0.7%
1971 0.8151 -0.7%
1972 0.8093 -0.7%
1973 0.8037 -0.7%
1974 0.8392 +4.4%
1975 0.8329 -0.8%
1976 0.8266 -0.8%
1977 0.7821 -5.4%
1978 0.8304 +6.2%
1979 0.7714 -7.1%
1980 0.766 -0.7%
1981 0.7604 -0.7%
1982 0.7569 -0.5%
1983 0.7513 -0.7%
1984 0.7457 -0.7%
1985 0.7551 +1.3%
1986 0.7544 -0.1%
1987 0.7304 -3.2%
1988 1.89 +159.2%
1989 1.56 -17.5%
1990 1.57 +0.3%
1991 2.05 +31.1%
1992 1.62 -21.3%
1993 0.7026 -56.5%
1994 0.7166 +2.0%
1995 0.7203 +0.5%
1996 0.7243 +0.5%
1997 0.7047 -2.7%
1998 0.6912 -1.9%
1999 0.7026 +1.6%
2000 0.6866 -2.3%
2001 0.6839 -0.4%
2002 0.6843 +0.1%
2003 0.706 +3.2%
2004 0.7182 +1.7%
2005 0.7038 -2.0%
2006 0.7291 +3.6%
2007 0.7465 +2.4%
2008 0.7284 -2.4%
2009 0.6823 -6.3%
2010 0.8182 +19.9%
2011 1.13 +37.7%
2012 0.7903 -29.9%
2013 0.6902 -12.7%
2014 0.7132 +3.3%
2015 0.6874 -3.6%
2016 0.7189 +4.6%
2017 0.7331 +2.0%
2018 0.6848 -6.6%
2019 0.6136 -10.4%
2020 0.5424 -11.6%
2021 0.6317 +16.5%
2022 0.6953 +10.1%
2023 0.6657 -4.3%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 0.6657 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3459, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 0.6657 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3229, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Mortality rates age 25 by sex 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.

YearChange FromTo
1988 +159.2% 0.7304 1.89
1993 -56.5% 1.62 0.7026
2011 +37.7% 0.8182 1.13
1991 +31.1% 1.57 2.05
2012 -29.9% 1.13 0.7903

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 0.9209 0.8904 0.9522 10
1960s 0.8549 0.8263 0.8838 10
1970s 0.8131 0.7714 0.8392 10
1980s 0.9475 0.7304 1.89 10
1990s 1.02 0.6912 2.05 10
2000s 0.7069 0.6823 0.7465 10
2010s 0.7576 0.6136 1.13 10
2020s 0.6338 0.5424 0.6953 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 1 Palestine 1.06 compare
  2. 2 Chad 0.7131 compare
  3. 4 South Sudan 0.6657 compare
  4. 5 Nigeria 0.6524 compare
  5. 6 Lesotho 0.5454 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rates age 25 by sex in Somalia?
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Somalia was 0.6657 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 2.05 in 1991.
What is the lowest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5424 in 2020.
How does Somalia rank for mortality rates age 25 by sex?
Somalia ranks 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is mortality rates age 25 by sex rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 25 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality rates age 25 by sex
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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