Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre was 0.126 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1988–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Somalia stood at 0.126 deaths per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.6% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 0.3586 deaths per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0888 deaths per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places Somalia 36th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Somalia, year by year
| Year | deaths per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.1023 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.1025 deaths per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1009 deaths per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2212 deaths per square kilometre | +119.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2176 deaths per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2031 deaths per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0888 deaths per square kilometre | -56.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0932 deaths per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0972 deaths per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1019 deaths per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1068 deaths per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1112 deaths per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1154 deaths per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1198 deaths per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1244 deaths per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.129 deaths per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1334 deaths per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1378 deaths per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1415 deaths per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1435 deaths per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1438 deaths per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1434 deaths per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1697 deaths per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3586 deaths per square kilometre | +111.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1682 deaths per square kilometre | -53.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1317 deaths per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1313 deaths per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1313 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1317 deaths per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1644 deaths per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1461 deaths per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1298 deaths per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1292 deaths per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1285 deaths per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1716 deaths per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 2023 | 0.126 deaths per square kilometre | -26.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1024 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1023 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1025 deaths per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1342 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0888 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2212 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1332 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1154 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1438 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1663 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1298 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3586 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1388 deaths per square kilometre | 0.126 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1716 deaths per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 33 Marshall Islands 0.1333 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 34 Dominican Republic 0.133 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 35 Cameroon 0.1329 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 37 Afghanistan 0.122 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 38 Maldives 0.1141 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 39 Lesotho 0.1117 deaths per square kilometre compare
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Somalia?
- Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Somalia was 0.126 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3586 deaths per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0888 deaths per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Somalia rank for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 36th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of child deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of child deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.