Number of deaths ages 10-19 years in Somalia
Somalia: Number of deaths ages 10-19 years was 11,074 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years in Somalia, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 10-19 years in Somalia is 11,074, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 10-19 years in Somalia peaked at 26,047 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5,725, in 1994.
Somalia ranks 22nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,722 | — |
| 1991 | 14,037 | +108.8% |
| 1992 | 13,688 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 13,480 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 5,725 | -57.5% |
| 1995 | 5,956 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 6,194 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 6,428 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 6,698 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 6,947 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 7,162 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 7,346 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 7,539 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 7,803 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 8,099 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 8,363 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 8,558 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 8,734 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 8,900 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 9,062 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 10,702 | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 26,047 | +143.4% |
| 2012 | 12,210 | -53.1% |
| 2013 | 9,629 | -21.1% |
| 2014 | 10,136 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 9,824 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 10,486 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 13,171 | +25.6% |
| 2018 | 11,539 | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 10,274 | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 10,344 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 10,386 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 14,459 | +39.2% |
| 2023 | 11,329 | -21.6% |
| 2024 | 11,074 | -2.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 11,074 is above the median for low income countries, which is 7,412, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 11,074 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,420, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +143.4% | 10,702 | 26,047 |
| 1991 | +108.8% | 6,722 | 14,037 |
| 1994 | -57.5% | 13,480 | 5,725 |
| 2012 | -53.1% | 26,047 | 12,210 |
| 2022 | +39.2% | 10,386 | 14,459 |
| 2017 | +25.6% | 10,486 | 13,171 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,588 | 5,725 | 14,037 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,157 | 7,162 | 9,062 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,402 | 9,629 | 26,047 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,518 | 10,344 | 14,459 | 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 deaths ages 10-19 years in Somalia?
- Number of deaths ages 10-19 years in Somalia was 11,074 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 10-19 years recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 26,047 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 10-19 years recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,725 in 1994.
- How does Somalia rank for number of deaths ages 10-19 years?
- Somalia ranks 22nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 10-19 years rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 10-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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