Number of suicides in Somalia
Somalia: Number of suicides was 1,365 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of suicides in Somalia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, number of suicides in Somalia stood at 1,365 deaths. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of suicides in Somalia peaked at 1,365 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 753.13 deaths, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 64th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of suicides in Somalia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 753.13 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 786.45 deaths | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 813.77 deaths | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 836.64 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 873.36 deaths | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 894.25 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 912.71 deaths | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 924.49 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 966.68 deaths | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 1,001 deaths | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 949.82 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 848.61 deaths | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 951.36 deaths | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 1,052 deaths | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 1,081 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1,111 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1,148 deaths | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1,193 deaths | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 1,233 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1,275 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1,339 deaths | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 1,365 deaths | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 876.23 deaths | 753.13 deaths | 1,001 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,084 deaths | 848.61 deaths | 1,275 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,352 deaths | 1,339 deaths | 1,365 deaths | 2 |
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)
- 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 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of suicides in Somalia?
- Number of suicides in Somalia was 1,365 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of suicides recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,365 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of suicides recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 753.13 deaths in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for number of suicides?
- Somalia ranks 64th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of suicides rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of suicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from self-harm in both sexes.