Neonatal mortality rate in Somalia
Somalia: Neonatal mortality rate was 3.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Somalia, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, neonatal mortality rate in Somalia stood at 3.1%. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Somalia peaked at 5.4% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2019.
That places Somalia 9th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 1,320 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,320 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 161,442 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 160,345 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 166,877 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 165,473 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 172,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 170,886 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Somalia?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Somalia was 3.1% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2019.
- How does Somalia rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Somalia ranks 9th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days