Neonatal mortality rate in Somalia
Somalia: Neonatal mortality rate was 3.42 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Somalia, 1983–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Somalia stood at 3.42 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 42 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 4.86 deaths per 100 live births in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.42 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Somalia 4th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.73 deaths per 100 live births | 4.6 deaths per 100 live births | 4.86 deaths per 100 live births | 7 |
| 1990s | 4.55 deaths per 100 live births | 4.42 deaths per 100 live births | 4.82 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.53 deaths per 100 live births | 4.43 deaths per 100 live births | 4.58 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.11 deaths per 100 live births | 3.74 deaths per 100 live births | 4.64 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.56 deaths per 100 live births | 3.42 deaths per 100 live births | 3.67 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 South Sudan 3.95 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 2 Nigeria 3.9 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 3 Pakistan 3.61 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 5 Zimbabwe 3.37 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 6 Afghanistan 3.31 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 7 Liberia 3.29 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Somalia
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,320 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 1,320 deaths (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 in Somalia?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Somalia was 3.42 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.86 deaths per 100 live births in 1983.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.42 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Somalia ranks 4th out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .