Number of infant deaths (United Nations) in Somalia
Somalia: Number of infant deaths (United Nations) was 51,546 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of infant deaths in Somalia, 1984–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 51,546 deaths for number of infant deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Somalia peaked at 126,986 deaths in 2011 and was at its lowest, 32,193 deaths, in 1984.
That places Somalia 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths (United Nations) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 32,193 deaths | — |
| 1985 | 33,547 deaths | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 35,167 deaths | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 36,895 deaths | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 38,295 deaths | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 38,204 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 37,284 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 75,411 deaths | +102.3% |
| 1992 | 73,910 deaths | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 70,392 deaths | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 34,802 deaths | -50.6% |
| 1995 | 37,177 deaths | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 38,523 deaths | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 39,997 deaths | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 41,433 deaths | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 43,087 deaths | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 44,746 deaths | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 46,443 deaths | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 48,241 deaths | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 49,937 deaths | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 51,572 deaths | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 53,160 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 54,468 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 55,204 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 55,475 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 55,529 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 64,697 deaths | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 126,986 deaths | +96.3% |
| 2012 | 64,900 deaths | -48.9% |
| 2013 | 52,724 deaths | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 52,875 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 52,998 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 53,037 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 64,570 deaths | +21.7% |
| 2018 | 58,406 deaths | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 52,857 deaths | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 52,787 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 52,687 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 67,978 deaths | +29.0% |
| 2023 | 51,965 deaths | -23.6% |
| 2024 | 51,546 deaths | -0.8% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 51,546 deaths is above the median for low income countries, which is 31,762 deaths, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 51,546 deaths is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22,678 deaths, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths (United Nations) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +102.3% | 37,284 deaths | 75,411 deaths |
| 2011 | +96.3% | 64,697 deaths | 126,986 deaths |
| 1994 | -50.6% | 70,392 deaths | 34,802 deaths |
| 2012 | -48.9% | 126,986 deaths | 64,900 deaths |
| 2022 | +29.0% | 52,687 deaths | 67,978 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35,717 deaths | 32,193 deaths | 38,295 deaths | 6 |
| 1990s | 49,202 deaths | 34,802 deaths | 75,411 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 51,478 deaths | 44,746 deaths | 55,529 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,405 deaths | 52,724 deaths | 126,986 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,393 deaths | 51,546 deaths | 67,978 deaths | 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Somalia?
- Number of infant deaths in Somalia was 51,546 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 126,986 deaths in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,193 deaths in 1984.
- How does Somalia rank for number of infant deaths?
- Somalia ranks 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .