Neonatal mortality rate in Somalia
Somalia: Neonatal mortality rate was 34.24 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Somalia is 34.24, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Somalia peaked at 46.43 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 34.24, in 2024.
Somalia ranks 4th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.71 | — |
| 2001 | 45.12 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 45.43 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 45.7 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 45.78 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 45.74 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 45.75 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 45.43 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 45.02 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 44.35 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 44.17 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 46.43 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 42.88 | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 41.67 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 41 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 40.26 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 39.54 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 39.34 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 38.31 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 37.36 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 36.73 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 36.15 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 36.11 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 34.85 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 34.24 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.3 | 44.35 | 45.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.1 | 37.36 | 46.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.62 | 34.24 | 36.73 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 23.62 compare
- 1 South Sudan 39.47 compare
- 2 Nigeria 39.05 compare
- 3 Pakistan 36.1 compare
- 4 Timor-Leste 21.61 compare
- 5 Zimbabwe 33.68 compare
- 6 Afghanistan 33.14 compare
- 7 Liberia 32.94 compare
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)
- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Somalia?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Somalia was 34.24 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.43 in 2011.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.24 in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Somalia ranks 4th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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