Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Somalia
Somalia: Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates was 27,537 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27,537
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
18th
of 200 countries
All-time high
28,120
in 2022
All-time low
15,915
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Somalia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Somalia stood at 27,537.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Somalia peaked at 28,120 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15,915, in 1994.
That places Somalia 18th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,185 | — |
| 1991 | 17,030 | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 16,083 | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 15,972 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 15,915 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 16,328 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 17,008 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 17,545 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 18,274 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 19,073 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 19,904 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 20,873 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 21,818 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 22,665 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 23,454 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 24,124 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 24,769 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 25,129 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 25,572 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 25,661 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 26,005 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 27,824 | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 25,716 | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 25,572 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 25,918 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 26,189 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 26,384 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 27,050 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 27,004 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 27,006 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27,214 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 27,501 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 28,120 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 27,464 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 27,537 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,941 | 15,915 | 19,073 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,397 | 19,904 | 25,661 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,467 | 25,572 | 27,824 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,567 | 27,214 | 28,120 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0145 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0117 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Somalia?
- Neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Somalia was 27,537 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 28,120 in 2022.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,915 in 1994.
- How does Somalia rank for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates?
- Somalia ranks 18th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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