Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of in Somalia

Somalia: Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of was 8,335 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8,335
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
97th
of 182 countries
All-time high
8,335
in 2019
All-time low
4,857
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of in Somalia, 2000–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2000200920192000: 4.9k2001: 5.0k2002: 5.2k2003: 5.4k2004: 5.6k2005: 5.7k2006: 5.8k2007: 6.1k2008: 6.3k2009: 6.5k2010: 6.6k2011: 6.8k2012: 7.0k2013: 7.1k2014: 7.3k2015: 7.5k2016: 7.7k2017: 7.9k2018: 8.2k2019: 8.3k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2019, number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of in Somalia stood at 8,335. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of in Somalia peaked at 8,335 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,857, in 2000.

Somalia ranks 97th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of disease and sex in Somalia, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 4,857
2001 4,982 +2.6%
2002 5,173 +3.9%
2003 5,374 +3.9%
2004 5,565 +3.6%
2005 5,732 +3.0%
2006 5,847 +2.0%
2007 6,074 +3.9%
2008 6,285 +3.5%
2009 6,481 +3.1%
2010 6,641 +2.5%
2011 6,794 +2.3%
2012 6,965 +2.5%
2013 7,136 +2.5%
2014 7,325 +2.6%
2015 7,528 +2.8%
2016 7,735 +2.8%
2017 7,931 +2.5%
2018 8,152 +2.8%
2019 8,335 +2.2%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 8,335 is below the median for low income countries, which is 9,210, 90% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 8,335 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,348, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5,637 4,857 6,481 10
2010s 7,454 6,641 8,335 10

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 94 Uruguay 8,853 compare
  2. 95 Lithuania 8,549 compare
  3. 96 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8,407 compare
  4. 98 Azerbaijan 8,310 compare
  5. 99 Singapore 7,898 compare
  6. 100 Senegal 7,729 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of in Somalia?
Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of in Somalia was 8,335 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 8,335 in 2019.
What is the lowest number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 4,857 in 2000.
How does Somalia rank for number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of?
Somalia ranks 97th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
Is number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of disease and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of disease and sex
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
195 places, 3,900 data points, 2000–2019
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