Neonatal mortality rate gho in Somalia
Somalia: Neonatal mortality rate gho was 3.49 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate gho in Somalia, 1983–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate gho in Somalia is 3.49, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate gho in Somalia peaked at 4.97 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3.49, in 2023.
That places Somalia 3rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.73 | 4.61 | 4.85 | 7 |
| 1990s | 4.57 | 4.44 | 4.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.54 | 4.45 | 4.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.11 | 3.73 | 4.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6 | 3.49 | 3.68 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 South Sudan 4.02 compare
- 2 Pakistan 3.76 compare
- 4 Afghanistan 3.43 compare
- 5 Niger 3.38 compare
- 6 Nigeria 3.37 compare
More health data for Somalia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,320 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 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)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 213,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 210,219 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate gho in Somalia?
- Neonatal mortality rate gho in Somalia was 3.49 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate gho recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.97 in 1991.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate gho recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.49 in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for neonatal mortality rate gho?
- Somalia ranks 3rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is neonatal mortality rate gho rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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