Number of child deaths, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Number of child deaths, per capita was 0.0041 deaths per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths, per capita in Somalia, 1988–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.0041 deaths per person for number of child deaths, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.021 deaths per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 deaths per person, in 2024.
Somalia ranks 2nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Number of child deaths, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.0089 deaths per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.009 deaths per person | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0089 deaths per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0204 deaths per person | +128.0% |
| 1992 | 0.021 deaths per person | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0191 deaths per person | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0079 deaths per person | -58.4% |
| 1995 | 0.008 deaths per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0081 deaths per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0082 deaths per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0082 deaths per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0082 deaths per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0082 deaths per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0082 deaths per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0082 deaths per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0082 deaths per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0081 deaths per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0081 deaths per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0081 deaths per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0079 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0077 deaths per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0075 deaths per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0087 deaths per person | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0182 deaths per person | +109.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0085 deaths per person | -53.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0064 deaths per person | -24.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0062 deaths per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.006 deaths per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0058 deaths per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0069 deaths per person | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0059 deaths per person | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0051 deaths per person | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0049 deaths per person | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0047 deaths per person | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.006 deaths per person | +29.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0043 deaths per person | -28.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0041 deaths per person | -4.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0041 deaths per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.002 deaths per person, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0041 deaths per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0016 deaths per person, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of child deaths, per capita in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +128.0% | 0.0089 deaths per person | 0.0204 deaths per person |
| 2011 | +109.8% | 0.0087 deaths per person | 0.0182 deaths per person |
| 1994 | -58.4% | 0.0191 deaths per person | 0.0079 deaths per person |
| 2012 | -53.5% | 0.0182 deaths per person | 0.0085 deaths per person |
| 2022 | +29.6% | 0.0047 deaths per person | 0.006 deaths per person |
| 2023 | -28.8% | 0.006 deaths per person | 0.0043 deaths per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.009 deaths per person | 0.0089 deaths per person | 0.009 deaths per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0118 deaths per person | 0.0079 deaths per person | 0.021 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.008 deaths per person | 0.0075 deaths per person | 0.0082 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0078 deaths per person | 0.0051 deaths per person | 0.0182 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0048 deaths per person | 0.0041 deaths per person | 0.006 deaths per person | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths, per capita in Somalia?
- Number of child deaths, per capita in Somalia was 0.0041 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of child deaths, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.021 deaths per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 deaths per person in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for number of child deaths, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 2nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of child deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of child deaths igme Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.