Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Somalia

Somalia: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 34.24 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
34.24
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
4th
of 200 countries
All-time high
48.18
in 1991
All-time low
34.24
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Somalia, 1990–2024

010203040501990200720241990: 45.51991: 48.21992: 481993: 47.71994: 44.41995: 44.31996: 44.21997: 44.21998: 44.31999: 44.42000: 44.72001: 45.12002: 45.42003: 45.72004: 45.82005: 45.72006: 45.72007: 45.42008: 452009: 44.32010: 44.22011: 46.42012: 42.92013: 41.72014: 412015: 40.32016: 39.52017: 39.32018: 38.32019: 37.42020: 36.72021: 36.22022: 36.12023: 34.82024: 34.2

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Somalia is 34.24, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 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 - un igme estimates in Somalia peaked at 48.18 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 34.24, in 2024.

Somalia ranks 4th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Somalia, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 45.49
1991 48.18 +5.9%
1992 48.04 -0.3%
1993 47.72 -0.7%
1994 44.43 -6.9%
1995 44.32 -0.2%
1996 44.23 -0.2%
1997 44.16 -0.1%
1998 44.29 +0.3%
1999 44.41 +0.3%
2000 44.71 +0.7%
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45.53 44.16 48.18 10
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. 1 South Sudan 39.47 compare
  2. 2 Nigeria 39.05 compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 36.1 compare
  4. 5 Zimbabwe 33.68 compare
  5. 6 Afghanistan 33.14 compare
  6. 7 Liberia 32.94 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Somalia?
Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Somalia was 34.24 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 48.18 in 1991.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 34.24 in 2024.
How does Somalia rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
Somalia ranks 4th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates 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 UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
212 places, 7,420 data points, 1990–2024
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