Neonatal infant and child deaths in Somalia
Somalia: Neonatal infant and child deaths was 27,537 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27,537
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
18th
of 195 countries
All-time high
28,120
in 2022
All-time low
14,988
in 1984
Years of data
41
1984–2024
Neonatal infant and child deaths in Somalia, 1984–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal infant and child deaths in Somalia is 27,537, measured in 2024.
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 infant and child deaths in Somalia peaked at 28,120 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14,988, in 1984.
Somalia ranks 18th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Neonatal infant and child deaths in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 14,988 | — |
| 1985 | 15,522 | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 16,075 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 16,691 | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 17,044 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 16,491 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 16,185 | -1.9% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16,135 | 14,988 | 17,044 | 6 |
| 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 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1,320 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,320 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 207,650 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 230,125 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 2.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal infant and child deaths in Somalia?
- Neonatal infant and child deaths in Somalia was 27,537 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 28,120 in 2022.
- What is the lowest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,988 in 1984.
- How does Somalia rank for neonatal infant and child deaths?
- Somalia ranks 18th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal infant and child deaths 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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