Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Somalia
Somalia: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male was 4,330 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 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 5-9 years, male in Somalia is 4,330, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Somalia peaked at 15,797 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2,818, in 1994.
That places Somalia 15th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,937 | — |
| 1991 | 8,167 | +178.1% |
| 1992 | 8,223 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 8,215 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 2,818 | -65.7% |
| 1995 | 2,850 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 2,851 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,875 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 3,000 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 3,182 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 3,408 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 3,680 | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 3,933 | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 4,124 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 4,280 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 4,432 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 4,552 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 4,636 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 4,653 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 4,632 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 5,970 | +28.9% |
| 2011 | 15,797 | +164.6% |
| 2012 | 6,168 | -61.0% |
| 2013 | 4,302 | -30.3% |
| 2014 | 4,254 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 4,177 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 4,116 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 5,742 | +39.5% |
| 2018 | 4,922 | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 4,178 | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 4,255 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 4,332 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 6,756 | +56.0% |
| 2023 | 4,338 | -35.8% |
| 2024 | 4,330 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,512 | 2,818 | 8,223 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,233 | 3,408 | 4,653 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,963 | 4,116 | 15,797 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,802 | 4,255 | 6,756 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 12 Madagascar 5,007 compare
- 13 Cameroon 4,802 compare
- 14 Bangladesh 4,712 compare
- 16 Mali 4,129 compare
- 17 Angola 3,962 compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 3,905 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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0764 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 5.14 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Somalia?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Somalia was 4,330 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 5-9 years, male recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,797 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,818 in 1994.
- How does Somalia rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male?
- Somalia ranks 15th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 5-9 years, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of male children ages 5-9 years