Number of child deaths in Somalia
Somalia: Number of child deaths was 78,271 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
78,271 deaths
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
13th
of 199 countries
All-time high
224,970 deaths
in 2011
All-time low
55,678 deaths
in 1994
Years of data
37
1988–2024
Number of child deaths in Somalia, 1988–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths in Somalia is 78,271 deaths, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths in Somalia peaked at 224,970 deaths in 2011 and was at its lowest, 55,678 deaths, in 1994.
Somalia ranks 13th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Number of child deaths in Somalia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 64,207 deaths | — |
| 1989 | 64,326 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 63,271 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 138,777 deaths | +119.3% |
| 1992 | 136,493 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 127,402 deaths | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 55,678 deaths | -56.3% |
| 1995 | 58,479 deaths | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 60,989 deaths | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 63,948 deaths | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 66,978 deaths | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 69,755 deaths | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 72,417 deaths | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 75,171 deaths | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 78,063 deaths | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 80,914 deaths | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 83,711 deaths | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 86,446 deaths | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 88,739 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 90,000 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 90,219 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 89,967 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 106,484 deaths | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 224,970 deaths | +111.3% |
| 2012 | 105,527 deaths | -53.1% |
| 2013 | 82,638 deaths | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 82,373 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 82,373 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82,619 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 103,134 deaths | +24.8% |
| 2018 | 91,654 deaths | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 81,399 deaths | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 81,061 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 80,596 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 107,666 deaths | +33.6% |
| 2023 | 79,057 deaths | -26.6% |
| 2024 | 78,271 deaths | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64,266 deaths | 64,207 deaths | 64,326 deaths | 2 |
| 1990s | 84,177 deaths | 55,678 deaths | 138,777 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 83,565 deaths | 72,417 deaths | 90,219 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 104,317 deaths | 81,399 deaths | 224,970 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,330 deaths | 78,271 deaths | 107,666 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths in Somalia?
- Number of child deaths in Somalia was 78,271 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 224,970 deaths in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,678 deaths in 1994.
- How does Somalia rank for number of child deaths?
- Somalia ranks 13th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Number of child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .