Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate in Somalia
Somalia: Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate was 22.6 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate in Somalia, 2010–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mother-to-child hiv transmission rate in Somalia is 22.6, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.2% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mother-to-child hiv transmission rate in Somalia peaked at 41.6 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.6, in 2022.
Somalia ranks 20th of 81 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 41.6 | — |
| 2011 | 40.2 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 38.6 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 39.4 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 38.6 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 36.3 | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 36.2 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 35.6 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 33.4 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 32.5 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 31.8 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 32.4 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 22.6 | -30.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 22.6 is above the median for low income countries, which is 18.1, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 22.6 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.8, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -30.2% | 32.4 | 22.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.24 | 32.5 | 41.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.93 | 22.6 | 32.4 | 3 |
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 mother-to-child hiv transmission rate in Somalia?
- Mother-to-child hiv transmission rate in Somalia was 22.6 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mother-to-child hiv transmission rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6 in 2010.
- What is the lowest mother-to-child hiv transmission rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6 in 2022.
- How does Somalia rank for mother-to-child hiv transmission rate?
- Somalia ranks 20th out of 81 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mother-to-child hiv transmission rate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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