Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Somalia
Somalia: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 3.18 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Somalia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rates age 65 by sex in Somalia is 3.18, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Somalia peaked at 8.4 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3.18, in 2023.
That places Somalia 56th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.75 | — |
| 1951 | 4.73 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 4.7 | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 4.67 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 4.65 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 4.62 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 4.6 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 4.57 | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 4.54 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 4.52 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 4.49 | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 4.48 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 4.44 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 4.42 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 4.39 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 4.36 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 4.34 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 4.31 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 4.29 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 4.26 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 4.24 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 4.22 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 4.19 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 4.17 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 4.43 | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 4.41 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 4.38 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 4.09 | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 4.1 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 4.05 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 4.04 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 4.02 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 4 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 3.98 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 3.96 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 4 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 3.99 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 3.92 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 4.84 | +23.5% |
| 1989 | 4.34 | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 4.32 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 8.34 | +93.0% |
| 1992 | 8.4 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 3.81 | -54.6% |
| 1994 | 3.85 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 3.81 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 3.83 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 3.85 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.79 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 3.81 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 3.79 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.78 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 3.78 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.8 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.8 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.78 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.79 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.82 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 3.76 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 3.69 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 4.09 | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 6.68 | +63.1% |
| 2012 | 4.1 | -38.7% |
| 2013 | 3.56 | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 3.53 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.48 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.48 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 3.82 | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 3.54 | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 3.3 | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 3.87 | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 4.16 | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 3.66 | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 3.18 | -13.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 3.18 is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.25, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 3.18 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.36, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +93.0% | 4.32 | 8.34 |
| 2011 | +63.1% | 4.09 | 6.68 |
| 1993 | -54.6% | 8.4 | 3.81 |
| 2012 | -38.7% | 6.68 | 4.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.64 | 4.52 | 4.75 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.38 | 4.26 | 4.49 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.23 | 4.05 | 4.43 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.11 | 3.92 | 4.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.78 | 3.79 | 8.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.78 | 3.69 | 3.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.96 | 3.3 | 6.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.72 | 3.18 | 4.16 | 4 |
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 rates age 65 by sex in Somalia?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Somalia was 3.18 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 in 1992.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.18 in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Somalia ranks 56th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 65 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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